European Institutions

Hungarian PM Prioritizes Retaining "Europe of Nations"

May 11, 2018

Reuters reports that, following his recent re-election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vowed to resist the construction of a "United States of Europe," instead seeking a "Europe of nations" adhering to the principle of national sovereignty.
ECJ Eases Criminalization of UberPop

May 10, 2018

The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) recently held that EU member states are permitted under EU law to criminalize transportation using the UberPop service without notifying the European Commission in advance that they intend to introduce such legislation.
ECJ Official Seeks Extended Immigration Review for "Durable Partners"

May 10, 2018

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has advised the ECJ to rule that an EU member state must consider the application for residence of a "durable partner" of a national of that country when the national has returned to the country after having taken up residence in another EU member state and formed a relationship with the partner.
CoE Body: Europe Must Coordinate Approach to Migrants

May 10, 2018

In a recent report on the status of Italy's efforts in rescuing and supporting migrants arriving via the Mediterranean Sea, the Council of Europe's (CoE) Committee for the Prevention of Torture asserts that there is a human rights-based "need for a co-ordinated European approach and support system to address the phenomenon of mass migratory arrivals."
Article: GDPR May Drive up Litigation over Data Use

May 10, 2018

An article in The Economist indicates that the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), set to enter force at the end of May, will likely spur Europeans to rely increasingly on litigation to require internet companies to inform them about the personal data these companies have collected and the ways in which they use it.