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France, Germany Sign Treaty Pledging Broad Integration
January 23, 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel signed a new treaty this week pledging to work, in line with EU priorities, toward further integration between their two countries in the fields of the economy, defense, diplomacy, culture, and the global climate change agenda.
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French Agency Fines Google Under EU Privacy Regime
January 22, 2019
The French National Data Protection Commission has fined US tech giant Google $57 million over allegations that the company failed to sufficiently inform users about its use of data to personalize ads as required by the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation.
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UK Leader Welcomes Polish Intervention on Brexit “Backstop”
January 22, 2019
Reuters reports that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed interest in working with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz on his suggestion that the “backstop” requirement in the Brexit deal to maintain EU regulations in Northern Ireland be limited to five years, though Ireland had already rejected any time limit on the backstop.
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EP Approves Measure Permitting Funding Cuts over Rule of Law
January 21, 2019
The European Parliament (EP) has approved legislation that would permit EU officials, in consultation with “independent experts,” to halt EU development funds from flowing to countries where they determine there are “generalised deficiencies in the rule of law.”
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CoE Group Scrutinizes Swedish Response to Violence Against Women
January 21, 2019
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence has critiqued the Swedish government for failing to devote enough resources to the enforcement of laws barring violence against women and for a “lack of effective multi-agency co-operation” on the issue.
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