Hungarian law discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity That case relates to a law Hungary enacted last year banning the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change in schools.
Source: Reuters
The country will join 19 other EU member states that use the currency. To adopt the euro, Croatia had to fulfill the criteria of price and exchange rate stability, sound public finances, and moderate long-term interest rates, all measured against EU benchmarks.
Source: France24
The European Commission said that Lithuania had to allow Russian goods to be transported from Russia to Kaliningrad through Lithuanian territory. Russia can continue rail transit of sanctioned goods as long as they don't serve military purposes.
Source: DW
The Spanish parliament has approved a new historical memory law that declares illegal the regime of former dictator General Francisco Franco and makes the central government responsible for the recovery of the bodies of people missing from the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship.
Source: Washington Post
In Italy, Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned, and President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament. The Italian President signed a decree on holding early parliamentary elections on September 25.
Source: CNN
The Kremlin wants to organise elections for the lands it has annexed from Ukraine to become part of Russia in September. The international community is likely to reject any referendum as illegal, just as it was with the vote in Crimea in 2014.
Source: Bloomberg
Russian lawmakers have proposed extending a ban on promoting «non-traditional» sexual relationships to minors to include adults as well. The bill would ban public discussion of LGBTQ relationships in a positive or neutral light, and any LGBTQ content in cinemas.
Source: DW
Accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania started in what was described as a «historic moment» for the two Western Balkans countries and for the European Union. EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania have been pending since 2020. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the strategic importance of the Western Balkans to the EU has increased.
Source: Euronews
The legal affairs committee backed a provisional deal on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. This directive will oblige businesses to report on environmental, social, and working standards and on human rights, anti-corruption, and bribery matters.
Source: EUobserver