The Czech Republic received 5,000 jabs of the Moderna vaccine as a donation from Israel on Tuesday, a day after the Czech government decided to open its new diplomatic office in Jerusalem.
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PRAGUE
The Czech Republic will take Poland to the European Court of Justice for illegal mining activities in the Túrow coal mine, Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (S&D) has confirmed. According to the European Environmental Bureau, it will be the first legal case in EU history where one member state sues another for environmental reasons. EURACTIV’s Aneta Zachová reports from Prague.
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EU PRESIDENCY
EU Commission warns of disorderly recovery from 2020 crisis. Not all EU countries will recover from the economic losses of 2020 at the same pace, the European Commission said on Monday (22 February), calling for a “strong joint response” from all 27 EU member states. More.
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BUDAPEST
Hungary’s top EU court nominee chosen unilaterally without formal selection, sources say. Neither a public application nor any other formal selection procedure preceded the nomination of Zoltán Csehi as the country’s new member of the European Court of Justice by Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga. According to Telex sources, Csehi had been a lawyer in the law firm of Varga’s predecessor until 2016 and had little experience in European law prior to being appointed to the European General Court that same year. Read more.
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EU PRESIDENCY
Commission wants to ‘explore options’ for India trade, investment. The European Commission said on Thursday it wants to “explore options” for expanding the EU’s trade and investment with India, notably ahead of a summit scheduled for May in Porto as part of Portugal’s presidency of the Council of the EU. Read the full story.
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