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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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NGOs Seek EU Penalties for Civil Society Restrictions
January 24, 2018
Open Society Foundations has published an article calling for action at the EU level to protect nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) across the bloc from financial and other pressures, including by developing a new legal framework for monitoring national legislation on NGOs and penalizing countries for passing laws that are restrictive of civil society.
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EU Official Calls Summit on Enforcing Pollution Laws
January 24, 2018
European Commissioner for the Environment Karmenu Vella has summoned officials from nine EU member states to an "air quality ministerial summit" at the end of January pressuring them on reducing air pollution in line with EU law and has announced the creation of a Compliance Assurance Action Plan to guide governments through the process of combating pollution.
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FRA Warns of Widespread "Pressures" on NGOs
January 24, 2018
A recent report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) warns of a variety of increased pressures facing activist nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) throughout the EU, extending to the difficulty of such NGOs in obtaining funding through national budgets and their lack of consultation with public officials prior to the passage of laws.
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UK Business Group Pushes to Remain in EU Customs Union
January 22, 2018
Bloomberg reports that Director General of the Confederation of British Industry Carolyn Fairbairn has called for the UK government to negotiate a Brexit deal that would keep Britain within the EU customs union, meaning the UK could not negotiate separate free trade deals with countries outside the bloc.
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