Thursday
19th Oct 2017
By EUOBSERVER
Romania's president Klaus Iohannis told reporters in Malta that he supports the people protesting against a new government decree decriminalising low-level corruption. "We have hundreds of thousands of my Romanians out in the streets and I trust them, I trust my people, I believe in Romania," he said. Iohannis said the issue was a matter of principle and that the "rule of law has to prevail."
The EU Parliament's lead negotiator on the Dublin rule, a key asylum regulation that has sparked a political clash among EU states, is now demanding for an automatic and permanent relocation scheme.
EU capitals voice support for more summits, tackling divisive issues and sometimes deciding by majority - not consensus - as outlined in the European Council president's plan.
The European Commission seems to accept Madrid's line on judicial independence and the constitution - whilst pushing Poland hard on the same issue.
"Even a narrow reading" of EU competition law is enough to block the controversial mega-merger between Bayer and Monsanto, according to a new legal study.
A committee resolution said the proposal to renew the glyphosate permit for a decade "fails to ensure a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment".
EU Council chief said obligatory migrant quotas unlikely to be renewed, but warned of "consequences" for EU states that break solidarity.
