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Berman: NATO Needs to Address Shortcomings
December 12, 2019
In an op-ed in The Hill, Ilan Berman, Senior Vice-President of the American Foreign Policy Council, opines that NATO "is suffering from deep systemic dysfunctions," which may be exacerbated by the fact that the communique produced by the recent NATO London summit "spent precious little time discussing the real systemic problems now facing the world’s most important military bloc."
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COE Secretary General Links "Populism and Radicalisation" as a Global Challenge to be Addressed by North-South Centre Membership
December 12, 2019
In a recent speech, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić called on states from Europe and its neighboring regions to join the Council of Europe’s Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity (the "North-South Centre") to better tackle global challenges such as populism and radicalization, climate change, conflict and instability and resulting migrant flows.
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European Auditors Call for Strengthening of Legal Requirements for National Budgetary Frameworks
December 10, 2019
A recent report of the European Court of Auditors concludes that the European Union needs to strengthen and better monitor its legal requirements for national budgetary frameworks, highlighting the inconsistency between the European Commission's and independent bodies' assessment of member states' compliance with EU fiscal rules.
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ECJ Upholds EU Gun Control Directives
December 10, 2019
In the face of a challenge by the Czech Republic (supported by Poland and Hungary), the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") has upheld European Union gun control regulations, adopted in 2017, which regulate the acquisition and possession of firearms.
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EU Court Applies Labeling Regulations to Products Produced in Territories Occupied by the State of Israel
December 10, 2019
In a November judgment, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that foodstuffs originating in territories occupied by the State of Israel must bear the indication of the specific territory of their origin, including a Jewish settlement, citing an EU regulation requiring the provision of product information that enables consumers "to make informed choices, with regard not only to health, economic, environmental and social considerations, but also to ethical considerations and considerations relating to the observance of international law."
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