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French Candidate Barnier Calls for Legal Sovereignty for France
September 10, 2021
Michel Barnier, former Brexit chief negotiator for the EU and potential candidate for next year’s French presidential election, reportedly called for "a referendum on the question of immigration" saying France must regain its "legal sovereignty in order to no longer be subject to the judgments" of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.
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New Report Recommends more UK Engagement with Three Seas Initiative
September 08, 2021
A recent report commissioned by Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski concerning the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), an economic project in Central and Eastern Europe currently involving 12 countries, offers post-Brexit Britain a great opportunity to engage with EU partners.
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EU to Seek Daily fines Against Poland over Dispute
September 08, 2021
As the long running dispute continues between the European Union and Poland over Poland's judicial system, the European Commission moved this week to force Poland to comply with the rulings of the European Court of Justice or face daily fines.
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EU Observer: Rule-of-Law Issues Continue to Stall Hungary-Poland Recovery Plans
September 07, 2021
Concerns regarding the rule of law are keeping The EU Commission locked in negotiations with Hungary and Poland over the approval of their Covid-19 recovery plans including Poland’s challenge to the primacy of EU law over national law.
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Facebook’s WhatsApp Fined for Breaking EU’s Data Privacy Law
September 07, 2021
In a case that represents a big test of Europe’s ability to enforce its landmark data privacy law, Irish authorities have fined Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service nearly $270 million for lack of transparency concerning how data is used and collected from people on the service.
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