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Italy Opposes EU Budget over Migration
August 29, 2018
Highlighting growing tensions between the EU and Italy and, more generally, controversy over budget restrictions on the bloc’s member states, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has announced that his government will oppose the EU’s next budget as it fails to implement a plan for dealing with large-scale migration into Europe.
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Howe: “No-Deal” Brexit Presents Opportunities for Consumers
August 21, 2018
British lawyer Martin Howe QC examines why EU rules, including the bloc’s common external tariff, have inflated UK food, clothing, and other prices and asserts that leaving the EU customs union presents the opportunity for the UK to lower tariffs and decrease prices for the country’s consumers.
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EC Advances Procedure over Polish Judicial Retirement Rules
August 15, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has advanced its legal proceedings against Poland over legislation lowering the mandatory retirement age of Supreme Court judges by sending a “Reasoned Opinion” to Polish authorities demanding that the country comply with EU law on judicial independence.
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Italian Official Links EU Budget Constraints with Infrastructure Safety
August 15, 2018
Bloomberg reports that Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini has warned, following the fatal collapse of a bridge in Genoa, that constraints imposed by the EU on Italy’s budget could undermine the country’s infrastructure and threaten the safety of the Italian people.
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Germany Pays Benefits to 260,000 Children Living Abroad
August 15, 2018
The Express reports that the German Finance Ministry has determined citizens of other EU member states working in Germany are claiming monthly child benefits for over 260,000 children living outside the country, leading critics to warn that EU rules encourage benefits shopping in rich EU countries.
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