Treaty on European Union

The European Commission, the executive arm of the 28-nation European Union, in December took the unprecedented step of triggering Article 7 of the EU Treaty against Poland, stepping up pressure on Warsaw over controversial changes to the country's justice system. But the head of the Polish Prime ...

It could be stripped of its voting rights in the bloc under the Article 7 procedure of the EU treaty -covering systemic threats to the rule of law - which had never been previously used against an EU state. However, Poland's ally Hungary, which has also clashed with Brussels over democracy issues, has vowed ...

Joining the eurozone is a fundamental goal of the National Liberal Party, but looking at what you have done so far and at the convergence criteria set under the Maastricht Treaty, we see that you and the government you are heading do not pursue this goal and your move today is purely propagandistic," the ...

Croatians protest over gender in EU treaty. Thousands of Croatians, who object to the definition of gender as a "social role", have protested in the capital Zagreb against ratifying a European treaty. ReutersMarch 24, 201811:06pm. Thousands of Croat conservatives have protested against the proposed ...

The European Commission in December took the unprecedented step of triggering Article 7 of the EU Treaty against Poland, stepping up pressure on Warsaw over the controversial changes to the judicial system. The move means that the EU's executive wants the bloc's member states to declare that the ...

If Warsaw fails to satisfy Brussels, it could be stripped of voting rights in the bloc under the Article 7 procedure of the EU treaty -- covering systemic threats to the rule of law -- which had never been previously used against an EU state. However, Poland's ally Hungary, which has also clashed with Brussels ...

The European Commission in December took the unprecedented step of triggering Article 7 of the EU Treaty against Poland, stepping up pressure on Warsaw over the controversial changes to the judicial system. The move means that the EU's executive wants the bloc's member states to declare that the ...

A group of pro-Remain Scottish politicians has won the latest round of a legal bid to secure a ruling that Brexit could be unilaterally halted. They want Scotland's highest civil court to refer their case to the European Court of Justice for a definitive decision on whether Britain could unilaterally revoke Article 50 ...

The Treaty on European Union's description of PESCO is vague, and deliberately so. It mentions "more binding commitments", "with a view to the most demanding missions", to fulfil "the Union level of ambition", but what exactly is the ambition of the European Union in the use of military force sphere?

And although the Treaty on European Union expressed at least an aspiration to “mutual defence” it qualifies it in Article 42, guaranteeing that the EU “shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States” (ie neutral states ). Brexit has changed the calculation ...

But the UK government said: "The EU treaty provisions state that only citizens of EU member states are able to hold EU citizenship. Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship unless they hold dual nationality with another EU ...

Even with the inclusion of Corbyn's vote against the Maastricht Treaty, the Labour Leader still voted in favour of the EU more than he voted against it. It is commonly reported that Corbyn opposed the Lisbon Treaty in 2008. The Lisbon Treaty is an international agreement signed by EU member states that ...

By 422 to 147 votes, the EP adopted a resolution to back the EU Commission's proposal to activate article 7 of the EU treaty and to ask Poland to address the risk. Article 7 of the EU Treaty, which has so far never been used, provides a mechanism for preventing breaches of EU values and deciding ...

Sir John, who served as Prime Minister between 1990 and 1997, frequently clashed with his Eurosceptic cabinet ministers about Europe. Even former Lady Thatcher supported a Tory rebellion against the Maastricht Treaty, which implemented further European integration. She accused Sir John of "putting ...

The draft Brexit treaty proposed by the EU demonstrates “complete and utter contempt” for Northern Ireland's constitutional position in the UK and for the Belfast Agreement, according to UUP leader Robin Swann. His frank assessment was echoed by his party's MEP Jim Nicholson and TUV leader Jim ...

RUUD Lubbers, who has died aged 78, was the prime minister of the Netherlands who guided his country through economic turmoil to prosperity and helped shape the foundations of the European Union when he brokered the Maastricht Treaty. From 2001 he was also UN high commissioner for refugees ...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has said that the ruling GERB party is withdrawing a European treaty designed to combat violence against women from ratification in parliament over opposition expressed by religious and political groups. The center-right government, led by Borissov, submitted the ...

The Article 7 procedure was designed to deter member states from advancing policies that threaten democratic institutions. The European Commission has triggered it after Poland enacted controversial judicial reforms. Symbolbild Lissabon-Vertrag (EC AV Service). Article 7 is a mechanism of the Lisbon ...

Hungary's law on the allocation of licenses for the operation of brick-and-mortar casinos and that relating to the grant of licenses for the provision of online casino services are incompatible with EU's treaty for the free movement of services across the union, according to the Court of Justice of the European ...

THERESA May will today elevate a spiralling new Brexit row by refusing to sign an EU treaty to enshrine December's landmark divorce deal in law. The PM is furious with Brussels negotiators for ripping up joint pledges over the Irish border. Theresa May will today refuse to sign EU treaty enshrining divorce ...