UK disputes lack of access to EU science research programmes
Britain has launched dispute procedures with the European Union over its exclusion from the bloc's scientific research programmes, using a mechanism set out in
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Britain has launched dispute procedures with the European Union over its exclusion from the bloc's scientific research programmes, using a mechanism set out in
"The EU is in clear breach of our agreement, repeatedly seeking to politicise vital scientific cooperation by refusing to finalise access to these important programmes," said UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
On 13 July the European Commission (EC) presented new guidance on the transit of goods through EU territory to and from the Kaliningrad oblast. They oblige EC countries to resume the transit of sanctioned goods to this Russian exclave. Road and rail transport to its territory is primarily via Lithuania, which, observing EU law and following guidance from the EC in April, halted the transit of sanctioned Russian steel and iron products to the Kaliningrad oblast after 17 June.
Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to …
After the European Commission published new guidelines on the Kaliningrad transit, which allow for the transportation of...