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Internal Fissures Widen as EU Unveils Rule-of-Law Report
July 21, 2021
The European Commission presented its second-annual rule-of-law report which praised reform efforts in various member states including Malta, Slovakia, and Romania as well as expressed concerns about what the Commission considers democratic backsliding in Poland and Hungary.
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Green Pass Backlash Forces France to Soften the Rules
July 21, 2021
Following the French Government’s plans to put into place a strict « green pass » with proof of vaccination or negative test for entering into bars, restaurants and shopping centers, tens of thousands protest in the streets throughout France.
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Ekins: Why Britain Found the Exit
July 19, 2021
Richard Ekins reviews the book This Sovereign Isle, by Robert Tombs on lawliberty.org which explains how the UK entered the European project and why the British people eventually became disillusioned, leading to Brexit.
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Top EU Court: Companies can Ban Headscarves at Work
July 19, 2021
The Court of Justice of the European Union, The EU’s top court, has ruled that private companies can prohibit employees from wearing headscarves at work citing an employers genuine « need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes ».
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Ukraine Takes a Step Towards Judicial Reform
July 19, 2021
The Atlantic Council writes that after years of Ukraine struggling to reform its flawed judicial system, MPs adopted two laws that could potentially establish foundations for the reboot of the country’s legal system backing the relaunch the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) and High Council of Justice (HCJ).
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