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MEPs Seek Launch of Sanctions Process Against Hungary
July 27, 2017
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) recently adopted a resolution calling for EU institutions to launch the sanctions process outlined in EU treaties against Hungary over the country's strict asylum laws and reporting requirements for foreign nongovernmental organizations.
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Committee Calls for EU Support for "Bioeconomy"
July 27, 2017
The EU Committee of the Regions has published an opinion calling on EU institutions to ramp up funding for "bio-based industries" in order to promote the "sustainable" and "resource-efficient" use of natural resources.
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Court Recognizes Broad Bank Supervision Authority of ECB
July 27, 2017
In a May judgment, the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) held that the European Central Bank (ECB) had broad authority to determine that it was better positioned to supervise the state-owned investment and development bank of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, than the German government.
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UK Pushes Back on Post-Brexit ECJ Role in Britain
July 26, 2017
The BBC reports that UK Brexit Secretary David Davis is pushing back on demands by the European Parliament's top Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, and other EU officials that, following Brexit, the UK subordinate its courts to the authority of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) on issues relating to the rights of EU citizens.
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EU, UK Remain at Odds over Key Brexit Issues
July 26, 2017
Politico reports that, at the close of the first round of substantive talks on Brexit, EU and UK negotiators have acknowledged key differences over the Brexit "divorce settlement" bill and EU citizens rights, including over the possible jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) in cases involving EU citizens living in the UK.
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