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Committee Supports Proposal for Transnational MEPs
January 29, 2018
Politico reports that, in a recent vote by the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee to shrink the Parliament upon the departure of Britain from the EU, Members of Parliament (MEPs) included a provision to pave the way, if agreed by the Council of the EU, to create a new class of transnational MEPs who would represent the full EU.
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Visegrad Members Debate Benefits of Euro
January 29, 2018
Reuters reports that, in the three Central and Eastern European countries forming the Visegrad Group that have not yet adopted the euro, some economists and others are calling for their governments to rethink their monetary policy, warning that failing to join the currency may mean they are left out of future EU political integration.
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ECtHR Finds Right to Post Images of Spoiled Ballots
January 29, 2018
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that the Hungarian government violated the right to freedom of expression of a political party by fining it for making available a mobile phone application permitting voters to anonymously upload to a public website images of their invalid ballots cast in a recent national referendum.
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Commission Promotes EU Citizenship Education
January 29, 2018
EUobserver reports that, as part of a strategy toward Europe-wide policies on education systems, the European Commission recently issued guidance on what schools in the EU should be including in their curricula, including education on the European project to ensure students are "engaged citizens with a strong sense of belonging" to the multinational bloc.
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EU Leaders Eye Budget as "Weapon" in Rule-of-Law Disputes
January 24, 2018
The Economist reports that a proposal to "weaponise" the EU budget by withholding development funds from member states accused of failing to uphold principles of the rule of law and fundamental rights is gaining traction among Western European leaders as they prepare for formal negotiations of the bloc's "multiannual financial framework."
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