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CoE Seeks Increased Scrutiny of Migrant Rights
December 04, 2015
Warning of ill treatment of migrants at border crossings and in migrant camps, Secretary General of the Council of Europe ("CoE") Thorbjørn Jagland has announced that the CoE is examining ways in which it can increase its monitoring of the human rights of migrants and refugees entering CoE member countries.
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Belgium Seeks "European CIA"
December 03, 2015
AFP reports that following the Paris terror attacks, Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel and European Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos have called for a pan-European equivalent to the US Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") to put together information on radicals and, in the words of Michel, "unmask those with hostile intentions."
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France Announces Opt-out of ECHR
December 03, 2015
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the French Government has announced to the Council of Europe that it will opt out of some of the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") during its state of emergency.
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Ministers Call for Regulatory Relief from Brussels
December 03, 2015
A group of government ministers in countries across the EU has sent a letter to Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans calling for the institution to create targets for the reduction of EU regulation in problem areas and particularly to reduce regulation that burdens European businesses.
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European Officials Question Future of Schengen
December 02, 2015
The New York Times reports that following terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, officials in Europe, including French ministers, are contemplating ending the passport-free travel area called the Schengen Zone due to security concerns regarding the external borders of the 26-member bloc.
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