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UK Parliament Vote Calls for Brexit Trigger
December 15, 2016
An article in The Telegraph explains a recent, non-binding vote taken by the British Parliament calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to formally notify the EU institutions of the country's intent to leave the bloc, triggering the beginning of Brexit negotiations with other EU members, by March 2017.
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NGO Project Seeks EU "Ethnic Profiling" Standards
December 15, 2016
A group of "anti-racism" bodies, including the Open Society Justice Initiative, is calling for the EU institutions to set Europe-wide standards "to promote fair and effective policing" by preventing police from engaging in "ethnic profiling" in stopping people for searches and identity checks.
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EU Bodies Agree to Comprehensive Border Checks
December 15, 2016
The European Parliament and Council of the EU have agreed to legislation requiring EU member states to run the information of all travelers crossing the bloc's external borders, including citizens of EU countries, through a law enforcement database called the Schengen Information System.
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EU Secret Consultations Raise Democracy Concerns
December 14, 2016
Politico reports that the increasing use of informal "trilogues" among the EU institutions, to speed up consideration of legislation by using secret consultations among supranational officials, is raising concerns regarding democracy and openness in the EU following the decision of the UK to leave the bloc.
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EU Ramps up "Clean Energy" Investments
December 14, 2016
The European Commission recently presented a package of policies aimed at implementing the UN's agenda on climate change by mobilizing over 100 billion euros in investment funding from public and private sources to promote "clean energy" throughout the European economy.
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