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EU Council Approves Schengen Border Controls
November 16, 2016
The Council of the EU has approved a recommendation from the European Commission extending the time during which it would permit certain EU member states to maintain controls along limited stretches of their borders to the next three months and calling for these countries to limit these controls to what is "strictly necessary."
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EU Calls for More Action on Migrant Resettlement
November 16, 2016
In a recent progress report on the implementation of its mandatory program to resettle migrants in EU member states, European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos has called on countries to step up their resettlement efforts and "fully comply with their obligations" under the bloc-wide plan.
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EU Officials Agree to Non-NATO Military Cooperation
November 16, 2016
At a meeting in Brussels, a group of defense and foreign ministers from EU member states agreed to authorize a military plan called “permanent structured cooperation,” under which EU countries who wish to increase defense cooperation outside of North Atlantic Treaty Organization structures will be able to do so.
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Mothers Criticize EU Baby Formula Regulations
November 16, 2016
The Telegraph reports that UK mothers and Members of Parliament are criticizing EU measures prohibiting any promotion of baby formula that have prevented them from receiving perks such as free parking and rewards points at supermarkets because they do not or cannot breastfeed.
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Banks Are Unprepared for EU Loan Rules
November 11, 2016
Reuters reports that the European Banking Authority has warned European banks are not prepared for significant changes to EU accounting rules, set to enter force in 2018, that will require them to keep more capital on hand in case of bad loans, as international banking regulators recommend that the EU push back entry into force of the new rules.
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