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ECtHR Orders Russia to Pay Damages to Expelled Georgians
February 05, 2019
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Russia to pay a total of approximately $11.5 million to over 1,500 Georgian citizens the ECtHR concluded the Russian government arbitrarily expelled in 2006.
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EC Seeks UK Budget Contributions in Case of No-Deal Brexit
February 05, 2019
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a set of contingency measures meant to apply in the case of a “no-deal” Brexit, including provisions securing continued EU funding for UK beneficiaries if Britain reciprocates by “honouring its financial obligations under the EU budget.”
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EU Leaders Reject Renegotiation of Brexit Deal
February 05, 2019
The Guardian reports that European Council President Donald Tusk is among EU leaders who have rejected UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s calls to reopen negotiation of a Brexit withdrawal deal after a vote by the British Parliament indicated the body’s support in favor of altering the agreement’s “backstop” provision on Northern Ireland.
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Committee Aims to Ease British Travel to EU After Brexit
February 05, 2019
Reuters reports that an EU parliamentary committee has unanimously approved a measure that would permit UK citizens to travel throughout the EU without a visa in the case of a “no-deal” British withdrawal from the bloc, highlighting how UK and EU leaders are limiting fallout from a potential failure to strike a Brexit deal.
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UK Parliament Votes in Favor of Post-Brexit Migration Restrictions
February 04, 2019
The UK Parliament has voted in favor of legislation setting out the country’s policy on immigration after Brexit, ending free movement by citizens of EU member states and requiring them to apply for a “Temporary Leave to Remain” to stay in the UK longer than three months.
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