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Critics: Russian ECtHR Law Violates Constitution
December 21, 2015
Critics of recent legislation empowering the Russian Constitutional Court to determine whether a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") will take effect argue that the law may lead to the country's departure from the 47-member-state Council of Europe and may violate the country's own constitution.
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EU Data Protection Deal Concerns Tech Companies
December 21, 2015
POLITICO reports that internet and other technological companies are opposing an agreement on a data-protection package among EU institutions that provides for stiff penalties in cases of failing to meet EU standards and expands consumers' so-called "right to be forgotten" online.
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EU Proposal Ramps up Arms Control
December 18, 2015
Following the November terrorist attacks in Paris, Members of the European Parliament will debate proposals to centralize arms exports controls through the creation of a European Arms Control Authority, and to clamp down on the sales of semi-automatic weapons and of spare parts for firearms.
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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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