Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values

The EU's top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.

EU countries struggle to replenish gas reserves for winter

Iran war keeps prices high despite consumer demand dropping as heating season ends

Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ law breaches EU rules, top court says

The European Court of Justice found that the country has acted in breach of EU law 'on a number of separate levels' and infringed upon the fundamental values on which the EU is founded.

EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values

ECJ says law passed in 2021 discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for incoming PM The EU’s highest court has found Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law to be discriminatory, stigmatising and in breach of basic democratic values, setting up an early test for the incoming prime minister Péter Magyar’s government when it takes power next month. In a wide-ranging judgment, the European court of justice said the 2021 law that bans content about LGBTQ+ people from schools a...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Spain, Slovenia, Ireland push EU to debate Israel pact suspension

In a letter to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the three governments say Israel is violating 'human rights'.

EU warns of funding shortfall for Ukraine in 2027

The European Union plans to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's external financing needs in 2026-2027 through a €90 billion loan. Meanwhile, Kyiv's other international partners have confirmed funding to cover the remaining one-third of Ukraine's needs only for 2026.

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Hungary: Orban-era LGBTQ law infringes human rights, ECJ rules

The EU's top court has found that Hungary's 2021 laws on issues including transgender and homosexual identity and sex offenses breach various EU laws. This includes Article 2 of EU Treaty, to protect human dignity.

Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law breaches EU rules as court ruling hailed as ‘historic’

EU’s top court ruled on Tuesday that anti-LGBTQ legislation Hungary enacted in 2021 breached the bloc’s rules, including an article which sets out the fundamental values on which the EU is founded. The European Commission, 16 of 27 member states and the European Parliament took Hungary to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the law, in what has been billed as the largest human rights case in the bloc’s history. Originally aimed at toughening punishments for child abuse, the law was amend...

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EU hosts Palestinian peace conference

Stability, security, and long-term peace are the goals as Europe shifts its focus to the Palestinians, with more than 60 countries sending representatives to Brussels for talks with Palestinian officials. At the same time, the EU’s top diplomat says the bloc will assess member states’ willingness to take individual measures against Israel during meetings in Luxembourg, as Spain once again pushes for the suspension of the EU’s cooperation agreement with Israel. France24 correspondent Dave Keat...

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Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ legislation violates EU law, court finds

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Hungary's legislation banning LGBTQ+ content for minors violates EU law

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EU expects positive decisions on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine on Wednesday - The Straits Times

EU expects positive decisions on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine on Wednesday  The Straits Times

EU warns of summer fuel shortages as Iran war drives global energy crisis

The EU is preparing measures to curb the impact the war is having on jet fuel supply, Jorgensen told reporters in Madrid.

Cyprus youth employment beats EU average as entrepreneurship rises

Cyprus continues to outperform the European Union average in youth employment, with Eurostat figures for 2025 highlighting the island’s resilience amid a broader shift toward self-employment across the bloc. The figures were published ahead of World Creativity and Innovation Day on April 21, which aims to underline the role of innovation and creativity in economic […]

McEntee urges counterparts to suspend EU-Israel agreement

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee says she will urge her EU counterparts to agree the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement at today's ministerial meeting, or at the very least agree to suspend its trade elements.

Helen McEntee seeks review of EU’s trade agreement with Israel at Foreign Ministers' meeting

McEntee and her colleagues from Spain and Slovenia have called for today’s meeting of Foreign Mnisters to include a discussion of the EU-Israel trade agreement.

Ireland, Spain push EU to suspend Israel deal over human rights concerns

Belgian FM says Israel's actions are 'totally unacceptable,' calls for stronger EU measures on sanctions

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Spain, Slovenia, Ireland demand EU revisit Israel association treaty

Spain, Slovenia and Ireland have requested that the EU discuss suspending its association treaty with Israel, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Tuesday ahead of an...

"Use The Momentum": The EU Moves To Destroy The Last Vestiges Of National Sovereignty

"Use The Momentum": The EU Moves To Destroy The Last Vestiges Of National Sovereignty Authored by Jonathan Turley, The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary last weekend was celebrated by many who saw the former president as establishing single-party rule in his central European nation. The irony is that this claimed victory for democracy may fuel the establishment of a global governance system that is neither democratic nor accountable to citizens. The European Union was critici...

By Tyler Durden

Zelensky signs law on industrial visa-free regime with EU

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law harmonizing the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies and the technical regulation system with European Union requirements.

Spain, Slovenia and Ireland ask the EU to discuss the suspension of its association agreement with Israel

The Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel, which entered into force in 2000, includes a clause linking the agreement to respect for human rights The post Spain, Slovenia and Ireland ask the EU to discuss the suspension of its association agreement with Israel appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Agriculture ministry, EU, Germany launch climate-resilient agriculture training programme - phnompenhpost.com

Agriculture ministry, EU, Germany launch climate-resilient agriculture training programme  phnompenhpost.com