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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."
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European Businesses Criticize Proposed Digital Tax
November 07, 2018
The Washington Post reports that European digital business owners are criticizing an EU proposal seeking to impose a digital services tax on the profits offshore companies generate from European users, arguing the proposal would have a “disproportionate impact on European companies” and could result in double taxation.
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EC Considers Majority Voting for EU Tax Policy
October 31, 2018
EUobserver reports that the European Commission (EC) has included in its 2019 work program the consideration of areas in which the EU could move away from the requirement of unanimous approval of tax rules in favor of “more efficient lawmaking” on supranational tax policies.
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ECJ Orders Poland to Reinstate Supreme Court Judges
October 24, 2018
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has determined that Polish legislation lowering the retirement age of judges on the country’s Supreme Court violates EU law and has ordered the Polish government to reinstate judges who have been removed from the Court as a result of the change.
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Dutch Court Finds Rights Obligation to Tackle Global Warming
October 17, 2018
A Dutch appeals court has struck a blow for the global litigation strategy to impose human rights obligations on businesses and states to tackle climate change by finding that the European Convention on Human Rights requires the Dutch government to reduce carbon emissions by at least 25 percent by the year 2020.
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