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Draft legislation aimed at minimizing European Union fines for noncompliance with waste management directives, which was submitted in Parliament Monday, foresees the closure of all illegal landfills in Greece in the next six months with or without the consensus of regional and local authorities.

Austrian chancellor speaks against sanctions, and TTIP

VIENNA -- Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has spoken out "in support of moving away from additional sanctions on Russia," Austrian media report.

Only two weeks after it slapped Greece with a 10-million-euro fine for failing to close down dozens of illegal landfills in line with EU law, the European Court of Justice on Thursday ruled that a waste treatment facility in Kiato, west of Athens, does not adhere to EU waste legislation.

The European Union’s top court has ruled that tests to prove claims of homosexuality by asylum seekers were unlawful.

Authorities must refuse all offers by applicants to “demonstrate their homosexuality” either through sexual acts or videos, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said.

 At 10 million euros, penalty is half that originally proposed by prosecutor

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday slapped Greece with a 10-million-euro fine for failing to comply with waste management directives as dozens of illegal landfills continue to operate in the cash-strapped country.

Busy with the second round of presidential elections, Romanian politicians have made no comment about the landmark European Court of Justice ruling on Tuesday, which said that EU citizens who move to another member state "solely in order to obtain social assistance" may be excluded from the full range of benefits.

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Bulgaria joins the case in the European Court of Justice against the minimum alcohol price in Scotland, reports Dnevnik.bg, quoting a statement of the Government press office.

The European Commission on Thursday gave Greece a two-month ultimatum to adopt a directive on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work inside the European Union.

The European Court of Justice has reversed an earlier ruling by an Italian court against the appointment of Iraklis Haralambidis, a Greek national, as president of the port authority in Brindisi, Italy.