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Johnson: EU ‘undermined’ Northern Ireland Protocol
February 03, 2021
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused Brussels of having "undermined" the Northern Ireland protocol following the move by the European Commission to invoke Article 16 of the Protocol, triggering an emergency override provision in the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement as part of efforts to control vaccine exports.
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ECtHR to Consider Nalvany Complaint
February 02, 2021
The European Court of Human Rights announced it has informed Russia that it will consider a complaint filed to the court by the opposition politician Aleksei Navalny who argues that his right to life was violated under the EU Convention on Human Rights.
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EU Gives Poland a Month to Respond to Concerns
February 01, 2021
The European Commission considers Poland in violation of EU law for allowing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court to make decisions which have a direct impact on judges and the way they do their jobs, warning the country that it must address these long standing concerns within a month or face possible legal action.
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Google Faces Two New Antitrust Lawsuits in the EU
January 27, 2021
Business Insider reports that after already fining Google close to $10 billion in fines for anticompetitive behavior in the past few years, the tech giant is facing new antitrust action in the EU as officials continue to scrutinize the tech giant's data gathering and advertising practices.
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Over 100 Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Deal
January 27, 2021
In an attempt to prevent the ratification of the EU-China investment agreement, more than 100 renowned China experts, researchers and human-rights activists across the globe are calling for a suspension, naming serious human rights violations and the suppression of democracy movements in China.
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