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EU Proposal Would Override National Border Policies
December 16, 2015
POLITICO reports that various countries are voicing concerns over the sovereignty implications of a European Commission proposal that would grant authority to the EU border control agency Frontex to intervene in countries "in urgent situations" without the countries' consent when the agency finds these countries are not effectively policing their borders.
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Putin Signs Law Permitting ECtHR Override
December 16, 2015
Following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") against the country's surveillance program, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law permitting the Russian Constitutional Court to determine whether or not to implement ECtHR decisions.
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UK Prime Minister Seeks Tightened EU Gun Laws
December 16, 2015
The Mirror reports that, in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for an EU-wide ban on semi-automatic weapons and the tightening of EU firearm restrictions in order to make it more difficult for criminal and terrorists to obtain guns.
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EU Launches Legal Action over Migration
December 16, 2015
The BBC reports that the European Commission has launched infringement cases against Greece, Croatia, and Italy for failing to properly register migrants entering their territories from North Africa and the Middle East, and against Hungary for what the EU considers to be restrictive asylum laws.
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UK Rejects Implementation of ECtHR Prisoner-Voting Judgment
December 16, 2015
The Daily Mail reports that, after the UK Government announced that it will not permit prisoners to vote after a finding from the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") that the British blanket prisoner-voting ban violates human rights, the Council of Europe delayed discussion on the issue until the end of 2016.
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