para 550 though? seems to suggest that the scope of Art 2 is limited by virtue of a link to the Charter, ie the limits on the Charter's applicability to Member States in its Art 51

Meetings of the EU-UK Joint and Specialised Committees Find out about the meetings of the EU-UK Joint and Specialised Committees, Joint Consultative Working Group and Annual reports under the Withdrawal Agreement.

there are joint annual reports on it - none for 2025 yet - commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...

Commission clears Lisbon railway line bid under Foreign Subsidies Regulation, subject to conditions The European Commission has authorised Metropolitano de Lisboa to move forward with awarding the contract for the construction and design of the Lisbon “Violet” metro line, subject to conditions under...

EU Commission clears procurement for new Lisbon train line under EU foreign subsidies law, after Chinese company is yeeted from the bidding consortium (replaced by a Polish company)
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We expect some positive decisions tomorrow on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine.

This would show that our support for Ukraine remains strong and that Russia cannot outlast Ukraine.

My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓

Brexit law

EU Commission report on the application of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement for 2025.
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Neue Judikatur zu den immer zeitgemäßen Menschenrechten!

Council adopts new EU-wide law to combat corruption New EU-wide rules set up a harmonised criminal law framework to prevent and fight corruption.

EU adopts new criminal law on corruption offences
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The fine would only come into play if the initial judgment is not complied with.

Devil's advocate: if Article 2 can only be invoked if there's a link to EU law, what has really changed?

Very interesting overview here of efforts across Europe.

It seems very likely. The Court's calendar is published five weeks in advance, but this judgment was not announced until last week.

Also they have social media in Canada and Carney's doing fine.

They have it in Spain and Sanchez has been PM since 2018.

And in France where Macron's been President since 2017.

Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today

Press release, full text in the link

CJEU, human rights/LGBT rights

New judgment: Hungary's restrictions on LGBT materials breached EU free movement law, EU Charter, GDPR and values of the EU curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/d2...

One Legal Fiction After Another: The Court of Justice judgment on the asylum border procedure in Joined Cases C‑50/24 to C‑56/24 (Danané) Dr. Vasiliki Apatzidou , Associate Tutor at the University of London   Photo credit : Nicolas Economou, via Wikimedia Commons   ...

One legal fiction after another
Analysis of the latest CJEU judgment on the asylum border procedure, by Dr. Vasiliki Apatzidou eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/04/one-...

But what power does the court have to challenge the Commission’s assessment that there is no longer a breach?

Netanyahu claimed last week that Magyar invited him to Hungary.

Today Magyar said that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary:

“I made it clear to the Israeli PM — we will not back down... If a state is an ICC member and a person who is wanted enters that territory, they must be detained”

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But would the Commission need to return to the CJEU? They could just stop collecting the fine.

Could this be the 1st time EU funding is suspended on rule of law related grounds, with EU condition to unlock the suspended amount compliance with non-binding recommendations of a non-EU body?

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🇭🇺🗳️⚖️ Ngl, watching the various phases of denial/bargaining/acceptance by Orban's niu-conservative think tank base that he built on the Danube is fascinating. It's every possible reaction, from just going dark, through "A Maiden has Fallen" op-eds, to the last HU taxpayer-funded oysters and champagne.

Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says Israeli PM Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court, is due to visit Hungary later this year.

Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says

Israeli PM Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court, is due to visit Hungary later this year.

Virginia, gerrymandering doesn’t start in Congress. It starts with the map. Tomorrow you decide who controls it. #VoteYesVirginia

OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.

Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.

(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)

the penne opticon

Sorry to be overly sincere for a second, but here's why we decided to persevere through all of the bullshit and take over InfoWars.

There's just gotta be a line somewhere.

Thank you @pablo.show for letting me talk so openly about this.

CNN put together a montage of Trump saying as far back as March 9 that his war against Iran "is going to be finished pretty quickly," then him saying that same thing over and over for the past six weeks

Lena Dunham Claims Adam Driver Used The Force On Set Of ‘Girls’

Lena Dunham Claims Adam Driver Used The Force On Set Of ‘Girls’ theonion.com/lena-dunham-claims-adam-...

A TRIBUTE TO GILES PEAKER: “NEARLY LEGAL” – AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN WITH EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS I was distressed to read the news that the extraordinary talented Giles Peaker passed away last weekend. The news can be found on his blog “Nearly Legal”  which includes tribute from hi…

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