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Slovakia to take EC refugee quota scheme to European Court
Slovakia will recourse to the European Court of Justice against the decision by the European Commission to enforce a mandatory refugee relocation scheme to other EU member-states of the 120,000 migrants currently in Greece and Italy. The government of Slovakia announced it would take the matter to the European Court, Tuesday.
Moonshine blues in Greece as EU demands tax hike
Distillers in Greece were aghast on Sept.25 over EU demands for the abolition of long-running tax exemptions believed to cost the cash-strapped state millions of euros in lost revenue.
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Romania Doing Badly on Recycling 'E-Waste'
Romania has collected and recycled less than 20 per cent of all electrical and electronic waste in recent years and is at the bottom of a European table ranking, according to a study by the UN and Interpol.
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Respect for faiths in the funerals of soldiers
Kenan Ceylan who died in uniform in Hakkari ?emdinli is an Alevi from Tokat. That's why two separate funerals were held. The first one was held in a cemevi (an Alevi house of worship), according to his faith and the official funeral was held in front of the building of the provincial governor.
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Google rejects French demand over global right to be forgotten
Google on July 30 rejected a French demand to globally apply the so-called right to be forgotten, which requires the company to remove links to certain information about users if asked.
European Court of Justice Finds Bulgaria Guilty in Illegal Landfills Case
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Bulgaria has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EU Landfill Directive and has not taken the necessary steps to open new landfills matching EU requirements, according to Bulgarian media reports.
The ECJ has not made clear in its ruling what penalties Bulgaria will face for the delay, Sofia-based Capital daily reported on Monday.
Austria files EU complaint against UK nuclear plant
Austria said on Monday it has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against EU-granted state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain.
"Subsidies are there to support modern technologies that lie in the general interest of all EU member states. This is not the case with nuclear power," Chancellor Werner Faymann said in a statement.
Oh, beloved drachma… How we've missed you! (photos)
Greece faces another hefty fine, this time over sewage
After being slapped with an 11.4-million-euro fine in May for failing to shut down dozens of illegal landfills, Greece may face an additional penalty of at least 14.5 million euros on Tuesday if the European Court of Justice upholds a European Commission recommendation over the country?s poor sewage management record.
European court upholds key anti-crisis program
The European Court of Justice has delivered a ruling strengthening the European Central Bank's hand in intervening in financial markets - backing that could come in handy amid fears Greece will default on its debts and possibly leave the 19-country euro currency union.
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