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EU Drops Plans to Punish China over Hong Kong
April 21, 2021
The European Union had planned to announce new measures against Beijing’s electoral reforms in Hong Kong at this months Foreign Affairs Council, but have withdrawn the announcement after failing to gain support from all 27 member states.
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Mortimer in The Spectator: France’s growing German Skepticism
April 21, 2021
Gavin Mortimer writing in The Spectator examines how Brexit and Covid 19 have challenged relationships within the European Union and in particular the relationship between France and Germany.
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Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine Causing Division in EU
April 21, 2021
As vaccine roll out in the EU continues to lag behind other countries, Russia’s offer to sell their Sputnik V vaccine and the question of whether of not to accept is causing divisions within the bloc and even, in some cases, within individual countries.
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ECtHR Ruling May Lay the Ground for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination
April 19, 2021
A landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that compulsory vaccination can be considered « necessary in a democratic society » potentially setting a legal precedent that will serve as a reference in the ongoing debate on whether COVID-19 vaccination should be made compulsory.
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ECtHR Opens Itself up to Climate-Related Human Rights Cases
April 19, 2021
The European Court of Human Rights, which is responsible for interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights, has begun considering whether states have violated their citizens’ human rights by failing to do enough to cut emissions.
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