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EU Council Approves Financial Disclosure Deal
December 18, 2015
The European Council has approved an agreement with Liechtenstein and Switzerland requiring the countries to disclose information on private financial accounts to prevent citizens from avoiding payment of taxes by "hiding" funds in these accounts.
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EU Refers Poland to Court over Air Pollution
December 18, 2015
The European Commission has announced that, after opening infringement proceedings against six other EU members for potential violations of the bloc's pollution standards, it is referring Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU for breaching the EU limit on "small particulate matter," which it says is mostly caused by household heating in the country.
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UK and Italy: EU Countries Differ on Integration Commitments
December 17, 2015
In an opinion piece, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni write that the EU should recognize different visions its members have of their future relationship with Brussels, with some countries - like Italy - committed to continued integration, and others - like the UK - committed to a looser relationship.
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Committee: ECJ Might Invalidate UK-EU Renegotiation
December 17, 2015
The British Parliament's European Scrutiny Committee has warned that, without revisions to EU treaties, the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") may invalidate any pledges made by the UK and other EU member states as part of the country's renegotiation of competences with the 28-member bloc.
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British MP Warns of EU Displacement of NATO
December 17, 2015
UK Member of Parliament ("MP") Bob Stewart warns that EU leaders are pushing for the establishment of an EU Army to displace the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ("NATO") in order to dilute the sovereignty of EU member states and to reduce the influence of US foreign policy in Europe.
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