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Social Economy Enterprises: Social Economy Can Address “Ecological Emergency and Social Crisis”
December 04, 2019
Participants in the 4th European Day of Social Economy Enterprises emphasized that the social economy “may be the only viable alternative to a model of production and consumption that threatens the survival of the planet and exacerbates social inequalities, by putting the values of equality, social justice and sustainable development at the core of the economic model.”
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European Commission Refers Poland to ECJ
December 04, 2019
The European Commission is referring Poland to the Court of Justice for allowing energy intensive businesses to be exempted from excise duty on coal and gas.
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New Report Contains Negative Assessment of EU SDG Efforts
November 25, 2019
According to an independent qualitative report assessing the progress of the European Union toward achieving the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), every country in Europe is failing against global sustainability targets, a result that is sparking calls for EU political leaders to urgently draw up an ambitious plans to address climate change, pollution, biodiversity and overconsumption across the bloc.
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EU Court of Justice Places Fate of Judicial Discipline Reforms to Polish Supreme Court
November 25, 2019
The Court of Justice of the European Union has determined that it is up to the Supreme Court of Poland to decide if a new disciplinary body for judges was autonomous from political influence, leaving the fate of the key element of the government’s judicial overhaul in the hands of its critics.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation: Second Additional Protocol to Budapest Convention Poses Privacy Concerns
November 25, 2019
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has expressed concern about a proposed Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe's Budapest Convention, a major international treaty on cybercrime, that seeks to make it much easier for police in one country to get users' data from companies in another country, typically foreign Internet companies and Internet Service Providers.
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