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ECtHR Defines State Duty to Interpret Trial Proceedings
November 29, 2018
In August, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Slovenia violated the right to a fair trial of a native Lithuanian by providing him an interpretation of the proceedings of his robbery trial in Russian, which he did not understand.
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Varoufakis: Harsh EU Bailout Terms Continue to Harm Greece
November 29, 2018
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis writes that his country remains in a “debtor’s prison” due to continued public-spending limits imposed by the EU as a condition of bailing out the Greek central bank following the financial crisis of 2009.
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Paper Criticizes UK Deal on Post-Brexit ECJ Control
November 28, 2018
In a new paper, UK barrister Dr. Gunnar Beck examines why the “activist and integrationist” approach the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has taken toward interpreting EU law heightens the risks involved in the UK’s decision, as spelled out in its draft Brexit deal with the EU, to submit to ECJ supervision of the agreement.
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EU Official Eyes Extending Brexit Transition to 2022
November 20, 2018
The Guardian reports that, as British politicians vigorously debate a draft deal for the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU, the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has offered to push to delay Britain’s exit from EU regulations and budget payments until over six years after the UK vote to leave the bloc.
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Merkel, Macron Agree on Need for European Army
November 14, 2018
The Guardian reports that, in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined French President Emmanuel Macron in calling for the future creation of a "real, true European army."