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CoE Committee Criticizes Austrian Minority Policies
July 21, 2017
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Advisory Committee to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has criticized Austria for its "inconsistent," non-centralized approach to the legal protection of a wide range of listed national ethnic minorities, including the lack of a central mandate on bilingualism.
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CoE Chief Warns of "Nationalist," "Xenophobic" Pressures
July 21, 2017
In a recent report on the status of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Europe, Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland called for CoE member countries "to take a serious look in the mirror" and evaluate the capability of their institutions to withstand pressures from "nationalist and xenophobic parties."
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Commission Warns Hungary over NGO Funding Law
July 21, 2017
The European Commission has sent a letter to the Hungarian government warning that the country's new law requiring greater reporting and registration requirements by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that receive foreign funding violates EU law and must be amended.
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UK Lawmakers Call for Free Data Flow Post-Brexit
July 21, 2017
A committee in the House of Lords has called for the UK to retain the free flow of EU citizens’ data after the country departs the EU to facilitate competition by British businesses and security cooperation with European countries, raising questions whether the UK would continue to follow EU Court of Justice rulings under such a post-Brexit data arrangement.
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EU May Sanction Poland for Judicial Changes
July 21, 2017
Politico reports that the European Commission is considering plans to sanction the Polish government, in a process that may lead to the country's loss of EU voting rights, in response to proposed Polish judicial reforms that, according to Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, “greatly amplify the threat to the rule of law.”
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