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EC Seeks Completed Banking Union in 2018
November 20, 2017
EUobserver reports that the European Commission (EC) is seeking to use a recent push for legislation on EU banking rules to complete the EU's planned Banking Union, first proposed in 2012, by the end of the year 2018, as it seeks to eliminate financial ties between banks and the governments of their countries.
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EC Proposes Weakened Rules on Bad Loans
November 20, 2017
Reuters reports that the European Commission (EC) has weakened proposals pushing shared responsibility for bad loans across EU member states, seeing to placate Germany by requiring the member state in which the loans are located to take responsibility before authorizing EU involvement.
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UK Risks Support of Brexit Voters over ECJ Arrangements
November 20, 2017
British political commentator Mark Wallace explains his concerns about UK Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for a post-Brexit transition period during which Britain remains within the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ), warning that pro-Brexit voters will bridle at a seeming "sleight of hand" keeping the UK under the rule of EU institutions.
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EU Parliament Plans Pro-Europe Election Campaign
November 15, 2017
Politico has obtained a draft strategy note from leaders in the European Parliament calling for the body to use taxpayer funds to persuade voters who support the federalization of the EU to participate in European parliamentary elections, in an effort to drain support from euroskeptic parties.
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NGO Opposes UK Human Rights Reform
November 15, 2017
Amnesty International has published a document calling on the UK to commit to retaining its Human Rights Act, which embeds the European Convention on Human Rights in Britain's legal system, warning that the "decoupling of the national human rights system from international standards" could weaken the protection of rights in the country.
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