European Institutions

European Court of Justice Decision Enhances Airbnb’s Regulatory Freedom

December 23, 2019

A top European court ruling that Airbnb is an “information society service,” not a real estate company, will give it greater regulatory freedom in Europe.
European Commission Communicates a European Green Deal

December 16, 2019

The European Commission has set out a European Green Deal for the European Union (EU) and its citizens, which the Commission describes as “a new growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use.”
EU FRA Publishes Guide for Preventing Unlawful Profiling

December 16, 2019

As technological developments have triggered an increased use of profiling in a wide range of contexts by law enforcement and border management officials, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published a guide that explains what profiling is, the legal frameworks that regulate it, and why conducting profiling lawfully is necessary to comply with fundamental rights.
EU Countries Failing to Meet Military Spending Targets

December 16, 2019

According to a new report from the European Defence Agency, EU countries are failing to meet their own targets for coordinated military spending on everything from procurement to research.
Muzergues: Four Social Classes Redefining Europe’s Political Fault Lines

December 12, 2019

In an Emerging Europe article, Thibault Muzergues, author of The Great Class Shift, describes the four “dominant” social classes that are now redefining Europe's political fault lines: Urban and Liberal Creatives, Suburban Middle Class, White Working Class and the Millennials, each of which can be identified with specific political movements.