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Observer Calls for EU Human Rights Education
July 29, 2016
Asserting that external pressure on member states, including through the European Commission's Rule of Law Framework, is not sufficient to counter "illiberal" national tendencies, advocacy consultant Dr. Israel Butler writes that the EU must deploy funding for civic education on global human rights and legal standards to protect the rule of law in EU countries.
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EU Issues "Rule of Law Recommendation" to Poland
July 28, 2016
As part of its Rule of Law Framework, a process developed to put pressure on countries to address "systemic threats to the rule of law," the European Commission has issued a "Rule of Law Recommendation" pushing the Polish government to resolve its conflict with the country's Constitutional Tribunal by accepting and implementing all judgments of the body.
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May: EU Migrant Pledge Hinges on Brexit Negotiations
July 28, 2016
At a press conference with the Italian Prime Minister, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said her Government would only guarantee the rights of EU migrants to continue living in the UK following Brexit if other EU countries make the same pledge for UK migrants living on their soil.
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Frost Sees Large Role for UK Trade Secretary
July 28, 2016
David Frost writes in The Telegraph that, while newly appointed UK Secretary for International Trade Liam Fox has no formal authority yet to negotiate trade deals outside the EU, he will have an outsize role in the coming years in building the international trade department and launching informal talks on post-Brexit free trade deals with countries around the world.
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EU Cites Politics in Retreating from Budget Fines
July 28, 2016
As the EU's Commission for economic affairs, Pierre Moscovici, cites euroskepticism as a reason for avoiding fines against Spain and Portugal over their excessive budget deficits, Vincenzo Scarpetta of the think tank Open Europe says the decision signals that "politics trumps the rules" in the European Commission.
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