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ECtHR: Icelandic Leaders Violated Rights with Judicial Appointments
March 12, 2019
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that the appointment by the Icelandic Prime Minister and Parliament of four judges of the country’s High Court against the advice of an evaluation committee was a “flagrant breach of the applicable rules” and violated the rights of an applicant whose case was pending before that Court.
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CDU Chief Outlines Vision of Balance Between EU, Nation States
March 11, 2019
Politico reports that the new leader of the governing German CDU Party Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has responded to French President Emmanuel Macron’s vision for a “European renaissance” with an op-ed opposing “European centralism” but calling for focused EU policies on immigration, defense, and climate change.
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EU Countries Reject Money-Laundering “Blacklist”
March 08, 2019
EU member states have unanimously rejected a proposed “blacklist” imposing enhanced monitoring requirements on EU banks operating in certain non-EU countries and US territories accused of lax money-laundering enforcement, as national officials asserted the list “was not established in a transparent and resilient process.”
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UK Official Raises ECHR as Obstacle to Brexit “Backstop”
March 08, 2019
The Guardian reports that, in recent talks with EU negotiators, UK Attorney General Geoffrey Cox argued that the Irish border “backstop” contingency measure in the UK-EU withdrawal deal could violate the rights, under the European Convention on Human Rights, of the Northern Irish people to democratic representation in EU institutions.
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UK Confirms Continuity of UK-EU Air Travel After Brexit
March 08, 2019
The UK Department of Transport has issued a press release confirming that, based on UK government measures and a soon-to-be-finalized EU aviation regulation, a no-deal Brexit scenario will not affect flights between the UK and EU.
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