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EU Permits Visa-free Travel for Ukrainians
July 25, 2017
The EU institutions recently adopted a proposal requiring EU member states to permit Ukrainian nationals to enter their territory for short periods without first obtaining a visa.
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ECJ Official: Uber Is Subject to Transportation Regulations
July 25, 2017
Business Insider reports that Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) Advocate General Maciej Szpunar recently advised the ECJ that US technology giant Uber is a transportation company, rather than merely a digital service, and is therefore subject to often-strict rules regulating the provision of transportation services in EU member states.
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Observer Questions Democratic Legitimacy of EU Integration
July 24, 2017
In a recent article, author Andrew Spannaus analyzes the history of attempts by EU and national officials to avoid the results of popular votes rejecting transfers of power to the supranational organization and questions the democratic legitimacy of the bloc's ultimate goal of becoming a "United States of Europe."
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ECJ: Parent of EU Citizen Has Brought Right to Remain
July 24, 2017
EUobserver reports on a recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) in which the Court held that a parent who is the main caregiver to a child who is an EU citizen has the right to remain in the bloc, as that parent's removal from the EU could require their child to leave and lose access to EU rights and benefits.
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Bundesbank Rejects Push to Lure UK Bank Business
July 24, 2017
Politico reports that a board member of Germany's central bank, Andreas Dombret, has announced that the Bundesbank will not pursue a strategy of luring British banks to Germany following Brexit using campaigning or perks because the bank's top priority is maintaining stability in the European banking system.