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Poland Faces Potential ECJ Ruling on Judiciary Changes
June 26, 2018
An article in The Economist examines the broad potential policy impact of an upcoming ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) on the state of judicial independence in Poland - noting that, unlike the European Commission, the ECJ remains unbound by the need for "respect for democratically elected governments."
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UK Peers Vote for Post-Brexit EEA Membership
June 26, 2018
Sky News reports that, in May, the UK House of Lords voted to amend the government's legislation on the country's withdrawal from the EU to commit Britain to negotiating continued membership in the European Economic Area (EEA), which would require the UK to continue to obey a wide range of EU regulations, including on free movement, after Brexit.
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Newman: UK Customs Partnership Proposal Is Bad Policy, Politics
June 26, 2018
Henry Newman of the think tank Open Europe writes that the UK government's recent proposal for a "Customs Partnership" with the EU after Brexit risks a "major rupture" in the governing party, would be bad policy lopsided in favor of the EU, and could violate British law.
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UK Officials Eye Extension of Brexit Transition
June 25, 2018
Bloomberg reports that senior officials in the UK are discussing the extension of the planned "transition" period, during which Britain would remain subject to EU customs and other rules and subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU, beyond December 2020 to permit the country's development of new border measures.
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EC Aims to Ramp up DiscoverEU Project
June 25, 2018
AP reports that, in its efforts to promote a transnational, "European" identity and increase support for the political aims of the EU project, the European Commission (EC) is seeking to expand funding for its recently launched DiscoverEU initiative, which funds the travel of young people to explore other EU member states, to 100 million euros.
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