Wednesday
26th Jul 2017
By EUOBSERVER
World governments have declared in Morocco, during a climate summit, that 2016 has seen "extraordinary momentum on climate change worldwide". They say, in what seems like an indirect message to climate-sceptic US president-elect Donald Trump, that momentum "is irreversible – it is being driven not only by governments, but by science, business and global action of all types at all levels".
Top EU jurist says he disagrees with Hungary and Slovakia's view that the decision was against the law.
Five EU firms taking part in Russia’s Nord Stream II gas pipeline could face US fines under new sanctions approved by Congress.
The EU executive is likely to issue a new set of rule of law recommendations to Poland and start legal probes once the controversial pieces of legislation have been published.
A "high level political dialogue" ended with tense exchanges at a press conference over the human rights situation in Turkey.
"It's hard to imagine that, overnight, UK law would suddenly forget European law," said Ian S. Forrester, a British judge at the Court of Justice of the EU.
Threat of US fines against German and other EU firms involved in Russia's Nord Stream II gas pipeline could prompt angry European response.
