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EU Leaders Hold Line on Migration in Brexit Deal
October 17, 2016
The Guardian reports that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President François Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have all recently denied that the UK can retain membership in the EU's single market without accepting the principle of free movement of EU nationals.
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EU Official Pushes for Centralized Public Prosecutor
October 17, 2016
European Commissioner for Justice Věra Jourová and two Members of the European Parliament write that the EU must establish a centralized European Public Prosecutors’ Office to combat cross-border financial crimes involving fraud against national and EU budgets.
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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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