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Bulgaria Recognises Rights of Married Lesbian Couple in Historic First
A Bulgarian court has backed the right of a same-sex married couple to reside in the country for the first time in a landmark ruling.
The Sofia City Administrative Court ruled that the French-Australian couple should be allowed to live in Bulgaria together, reports Australian TV network SBS.
According to the Top EU Court, Spouses may be of the same Sex
The European Court of Justice, EU's top court, ruled on Tuesday that married gay couples have the same residence rights as straight couples in Romania in what is considered a landmark case involving a Romanian LGBT activist and his American partner.
EU countries should recognise the right of all spouses to residency even if they do not allow gay marriage, according to EU's top court.
European court judge seeks 13 mln euro fine on Greece over shipyard
The European Court of Justice's advocate general, Melchior Wathelet, has recommended that Greece be fined 13 million euros over Skaramangas Shipyards (ENAE).
Wathelet said Greece had failed to comply with a previous ruling by the court ordering it to reclaim subsidies to the previously state-owned shipyard west of Athens worth 670 million euros, with late fees.
Airlines Fear Wave of Compensation Claims After EU Court Ruling
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice could force airlines to pay countless compensations for flights cancelled because of strikes, New Europe reports.
Slovenia Asks the EU to Intervene in Sea Dispute with Croatia
Slovenia on Friday submitted to the European Commission a letter of complaint against neighbouring Croatia for its refusal to abide by an arbitration court ruling on a border dispute in the Adriatic Sea.
EU's Top Court Says Poland Breached Air Pollution Rules
The European Union's top court on Thursday said Poland had failed to uphold air quality standards, part of a wider EU battle to reduce deaths from airborne pollution which it estimates kills 400,000 people every year, Reuters reports.
Greece slapped with 5-million-euro fine over waste water
The European Court of Justice has fined Greece 5 million euros with an additional penalty of 3.28 million euros for every six months that it delays payment its failure to comply with waste water treatment regulations in the Thriasio Plain in western Attica.
Romania's air quality allocations this year - 33 ml lei through Environmental Fund (budget blueprint)
Bucharest, Feb 2 /Agerpres/ - Romania will allocate this year 13 million lei for the Program for the development and optimization of the National Air Quality Monitoring Network, and 20 million lei to reduce the impact of pollution on the atmosphere, water and soil, including air quality monitoring, reads the substantiation note for the budget blueprint of the Environmental Fund and the Environm
The EC Urges Immediate Measures to Ensure Air Purity
The European Commission urged EU countries on Tuesday to take immediate measures to ensure clean air. EU Environment Commissioner Carmen Vela has told journalists that the EC will no longer wait. We said that we would be serious about the serious issues - we are doing so.
Romania Under Pressure to Recognise Same-Sex Spouses
Advocate General Melchior Wathelet on Thursday asked the European Court of Justice to issue a decision telling Romania to recognise same-sex marriages made abroad.
The court is set to rule on whether Romania should allow same rights to gay couples based on European Union freedom of movement legislation.