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‘Not in treaty’: Hungary’s Orban sides with Poland, rejects EU law primacy ahead of bloc’s summit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again challenged the idea of the primacy of EU law, accusing Brussels of attempts to infringe upon the rights of the national governments as he arrived at an EU summit on Thursday. Orban dismissed the idea of imposing sanctions against Poland over its decision to make EU law […]

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EU risks becoming ‘centrally managed’ as ‘dangerous phenomenon’ of institutional action threatens bloc’s future, Polish PM warns

Poland’s prime minister has penned a letter to the European Union warning that the bloc is at risk of becoming a “centrally managed organism, run by institutions deprived of democratic control”. PM Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday wrote to EU leaders, institutions and member state governments claiming that “unfortunately, today we are dealing with a very […]

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EU warns UK that removing European court’s oversight would cut Northern Ireland off from bloc’s single market

The European Commission issued a warning to the UK on Monday that proceeding with planned “significant” changes to the Brexit withdrawal agreement would risk “cutting Northern Ireland off from the EU’s single market.” Speaking at a press conference, a spokesperson for the European Commission criticized the UK government for continuing to push for the removal […]