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Hungary Confirms Plans to Block EU Sanctions on Poland
January 09, 2018
Bloomberg reports that the government of Hungary has announced it will block any sanctions against Poland under the "Article 7" procedure launched by the European Commission over the country's judicial reforms and will oppose calls from Western EU governments to link development funding in the bloc with the observance of rule-of-law and human-rights norms.
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NGOs Target EU Commission on Climate Ambition
January 09, 2018
Deutsche Welle reports that European climate groups are criticizing the European Commission for what they call a failure to ramp up ambition on EU-wide greenhouse-gas-reduction targets that they say will be necessary to fulfill the bloc's pledges under the UN's Paris climate accord agreed in 2015.
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Swiss President Criticizes EU "Discrimination" on Stock Exchanges
January 09, 2018
Bloomberg reports that Swiss President Doris Leuthard recently accused the EU of discriminating against Switzerland by only granting the country's stock exchanges temporary access to EU markets, finding that the supranational organization's decision may be "intended to weaken Switzerland's financial sector."
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Guidelines Seek UK Submission to EU Rules After Brexit
January 09, 2018
The BBC reports that European Commission guidelines on the next phase of Brexit talks, which will focus on the terms of a transition, or "implementation," period after the UK leaves the EU, demand that Britain follow all EU rules, stay in the EU customs union, and remain subject to rulings of the EU Court of Justice during such a period.
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ECJ Paves Way for Tighter Restrictions on Uber
January 09, 2018
The New York Times reports that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has ruled that ride service Uber is a "transport service" as opposed to a digital marketplace connecting drivers and passengers, in a decision that will likely subject the tech company to stricter regulations and licensing requirements in Europe.
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