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Economist Calls for Austrian Exit from EU
October 19, 2016
Chris Tomlinson writes that economist and academic Hans-Werner Sinn has argued that, in response to the increased risk of countries with poorer economies dominating EU institutions following Britain's exit from the bloc, Austria should leave the EU by canceling the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and, in return for rejoining, demand reforms to the way the Union works.
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German Court Rejects CETA Challenge
October 19, 2016
The BBC reports that Germany's Constitutional Court has rejected a legal challenge to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in which opponents of the deal argued that it would violate the country's constitution by partly taking effect before all EU national parliaments approve it.
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Major EU Powers Seek Post-Brexit Military Structure
October 19, 2016
EUobserver reports that France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have drafted a letter to other EU member states setting out their plan to create a "permanent" and "autonomous" European structure to launch military missions following the UK's exit from the bloc.
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Germany Plans Restrictions on EU Migrant Benefits
October 19, 2016
The Guardian reports that the German government has approved legislation that would permit EU migrants who have not worked in Germany to claim social benefits only after spending five years in the country.
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EU Group: UN Deal Requires New "Climate Governance"
October 19, 2016
The European Committee on the Regions has adopted an opinion calling for EU greenhouse gas emissions to be halved by the year 2030 and calling for the implementation of "multi-level climate governance that fully integrates the efforts of cities and regions" in order to achieve the UN climate deal agreed in Paris last year.
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