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EU Parliament Accepts Legislative Transparency
March 23, 2016
Following promises of openness in light of the success of anti-EU parties in the 2014 elections, the European Parliament has agreed to new rules aimed at increasing transparency in lawmaking at EU institutions, including through environmental and social impact assessments for legislation.
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CoE Body Seeks Limits to French Constitutional Reforms
March 21, 2016
The Council of Europe's ("CoE") body of constitutional experts, the Venice Commission, has called on French authorities to place limits on proposed constitutional reforms relating to stripping terror suspects of their nationality and declaring a state of emergency in the country.
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CoE Body: Russia Must Amend Law on International Decisions
March 17, 2016
The Council of Europe's ("CoE") body of constitutional experts, the Venice Commission, has called on Russia to amend recent legislation granting the country's Constitutional Court the authority to set aside decisions of international tribunals, including the European Court of Human Rights.
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FRA, Border Agency Ramp up Cooperation
March 17, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") and the EU border agency Frontex have announced closer cooperation between the bodies in light of the recent wave of migration into the EU, including by deploying an FRA expert to "provide assistance and support" to EU agencies in migrant registration areas.
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EU Agencies Develop Asylum Rights Training Module
March 17, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") has announced that, with EU member states and the EU border agency Frontex, it is supporting the European Asylum Support Office's development of a "module" that will seek to train border officials on how to respect the fundamental rights of asylum seekers.
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