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Hungary PM Seeks Constitution Change on EU Resettlement
October 17, 2016
EUobserver reports that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced his plan to propose an amendment to the country's constitution banning the resettlement of large numbers of migrants in Hungary by EU institutions without the approval of Parliament or the examination of individual requests by Hungarian authorities.
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Committee Votes to Reverse EU Budget Cuts
October 14, 2016
The European Parliament's Budget Committee has voted to reverse all budget cuts proposed by EU member states in the Council of the EU in order to maintain billions of euros in funding for programs relating to migration, employment, European youth, culture, and "citizenship."
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EU Complaint Alleges UK Failure to Protect Porpoise
October 14, 2016
The European Commission has filed a complaint against the UK in the Court of Justice of the EU over Britain's failure to designate a sufficient number of special zones within its waters for the protection of the harbour porpoise in line with an EU directive on the conservation of natural habitats.
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Politicians Push School Curriculum on EU Values
October 14, 2016
Politico reports that senior Members of the European Parliament are drafting plans for a network of European Parliament Ambassador Schools that would teach an EU-focused curriculum to “raise awareness of European parliament democracy and European citizenship values” in advance of the 2019 European parliamentary elections.
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MEP: EU Cannot Split "Four Freedoms" in Brexit Talks
October 13, 2016
Member of the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt, who will be the Parliament's chief representative in negotiations over the UK's exit from the EU, has asserted that any split of the EU's "four freedoms" - of capital, goods, services, and people - as part of a Brexit deal would "destroy the union and its internal market."
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