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EU Considers Mobile Operator Merger over UK Objection
April 12, 2016
Bloomberg reports that, having lost review of a proposed merger between two telecommunications companies to the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority is now registering with the Commission its objections to the deal before the supranational regulator makes its decision whether the merger can proceed.
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ECtHR Finds Hungarian Investigation of Racist Insults Insufficient
April 12, 2016
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") has held that the Hungarian government violated a woman's right to private and family life by failing to adequately consider certain factors when deciding whether to pursue criminal charges against members of a right-wing organization who engaged in "racially motivated abuse" by insulting and threatening her.
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UK Group Criticizes ECJ Veto over Tax Policies
April 11, 2016
A report from British euroskeptic campaign Vote Leave indicates that the Court of Justice of the EU's ("ECJ") use of jurisdiction over national tax policies, which it says forces governments to return taxes that violate EU law to large corporations, has prompted the UK Government to set aside billions of pounds for potential business tax settlements.
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"Panama Papers" Leak Sparks EU Pledge for Tax Action
April 08, 2016
European Commissioner on taxation Pierre Moscovici has asserted that the EU has a "duty" to stop tax avoidance revealed through the recent leak of financial information from a Panamanian law firm and, as evidence of action, has pointed to the progress of an EU proposal that would "name and shame" countries deemed "uncooperative" on tax issues.
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After Dutch Vote, EU Politicians Criticize Use of Referenda
April 08, 2016
Politico reports that various Members of the European Parliament reacted to a vote in the Netherlands against an EU-Ukraine association agreement by criticizing the use of national referenda to permit citizens a voice on foreign policy decisions at the EU level and by expressing fear that the Dutch referendum process might spill over into other EU countries.
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