-
EU Refers Poland to Court over Drilling Impact Assessments
May 04, 2016
The European Commission has announced that it has referred Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU for violating the EU's Environmental Impact Assessment Directive by permitting exploratory mining drillings to depths of 5,000 meters without producing an impact assessment of the project's potential environmental effects.
-
EU Legislation Centralizes Railway Policy
May 04, 2016
The European Parliament and Council have agreed to a "railway package" that boosts the authority of the European Railway Agency to certify rail companies for safety, harmonizes technical railway standards among EU member states, and seeks to achieve EU emissions goals.
-
EU Calls for End of Border Controls in Six Months
May 03, 2016
Politico reports that the European Commission is set to propose a roadmap for returning to the Schengen Area of free movement that insists countries that have imposed security controls on their borders, including Germany and Austria, dismantle these controls within six months and regularly report to the EU on their progress.
-
EU Plans to Fine Countries for Rejecting Refugees
May 03, 2016
EUobserver reports that, as part of the institution's proposed revision of EU asylum laws during the bloc's ongoing migrant crisis, the European Commission will call for sanctions on countries that refuse to accept asylum seekers of €250,000 per rejected refugee.
-
German Paper Pushes for Progress Toward EU Army
May 03, 2016
According to The Financial Times, the German Government has developed a draft white paper calling for a centralized EU army with joint civil-military headquarters and military equipment sharing and has likely delayed the release of the paper until after Britain's referendum on EU membership.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies