Thursday
24th May 2018
By EUOBSERVER
Spain's prime minister Mariano Rajoy has been called to testify in a trial of members of his ruling Popular Party (PP), following an investigation into companies bribing PP lawmakers for contracts. The leader of the minority government is not accused of any wrongdoing, but the court appearance, whose date is yet to be decided, will be an embarrassment for Rajoy as he tries to distance himself from his party's scandals.
Central European countries say they have "nothing to hide" on rule of law issues - while justice commissioner Vera Jourova said they should agree to the Commission's controversial budget plans on rule of law conditionality.
The 'right to be forgotten' will become enshrined in EU law on Friday, but it is not yet clear to what extent it will apply. Will the EU's law determine how the internet looks globally?
Giovanni Buttarelli, the European data protection supervisor, says the EU-US data sharing pact known as Privacy Shield will play an increasingly minor role given the general data protection regulation.
Italian populists have picked an unknown academic to lead them into conflict on EU finance and asylum rules.
Negotiators from the European Parliament give up attempting to bar 'lethal autonomous weapons' from new €500m European Defence Industrial Development Programme.
The European Commission has said it will make more money available for rights groups in the EU. But will proposed changes be deep enough to make a difference?
