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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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EU Official Fears “Violent Reaction” to Acceptance of Italian Budget
October 17, 2018
Politico reports that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned in a recent interview that EU officials could reject the proposed budget of Italy, which violates the deficit limit imposed under eurozone rules, because acceptance of the budget might provoke a “violent reaction” in other eurozone countries.
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EU Budget Suggests Rising Brexit "Divorce" Bill
October 10, 2018
Citing rising EU spending plans and pension costs over the last year and the acknowledgment by EU auditors that annual budget fees for members are “moveable,” an article in The Guardian raises the likelihood that the Brexit “divorce” bill agreed by the EU and UK will escalate in the coming years.
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UK Official Pledges End to EU Free-Movement Rules
October 03, 2018
The Daily Mail reports that UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has promised that post-Brexit Britain will replace the EU principles of free movement, allowing all citizens of EU member states to immigrate to the UK, with laws focusing on attracting high-skilled migrants from across the globe to the country.
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EC Refers Poland to Court over Judicial Retirement Law
September 26, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has referred to the Court of Justice of the EU its legal challenge against a Polish law reducing the retirement age of current judges on the country’s Supreme Court, asserting the legislation infringes EU rules on the independence of the judiciary.
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