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EU Body Calls for Bloc-wide Minimum Income
March 05, 2019
In February, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted an opinion calling on the European Commission to establish a “binding EU framework” mandating a “decent minimum income for all EU citizens,” with adjustments based on the standard of living in each country.
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ECJ Overturns Suspension of Latvian Central Bank Chief
March 05, 2019
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has set aside the decision of the Latvian Anti-Corruption Office to suspend the Governor of the country’s Central Bank from office as part of a criminal investigation of the official’s conduct because, under EU law, Latvia did not provide enough evidence of such misconduct to justify the suspension.
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CoE Official Calls for French Review of Treatment of “Yellow Vests”
March 04, 2019
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has called on French authorities to review their police procedures in responding to the “yellow vest” protesters to ensure they comply with obligations to respect human rights during protests and refrain from restricting the freedom of peaceful assembly.
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Former London Official Explains Challenges Backstop Poses for Brexit
March 04, 2019
Former Deputy Chairman of Transport for London and adviser to the Mayor of London Daniel Moylan explains the significance of the “Irish backstop” provisions in the UK-EU withdrawal deal in terms of the future lack of independence from EU structures they would mean for Britain.
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Lawyer: UK’s Brexit Strategy Is Stymying Trade Talks
March 04, 2019
Trade lawyer Shanker Singham writes that the UK Department for International Trade has made more progress than recently reported in improving British trade prospects in case of a no-deal Brexit despite the UK’s inconsistent negotiating strategy with the EU hindering the ability of the agency to strike meaningful deals with other countries.
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