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Hungary Pursues Legal Challenge to EU Migrant Quotas
December 02, 2015
Arguing that the quota measure ignores the concept of subsidiarity, the Hungarian Parliament has voted to join Slovakia in pursuing a legal challenge to the adoption by the EU of country-by-country quotas for migrants who have entered the bloc from the Middle East and North Africa.
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Article: National Referenda Are Obstacles to EU "Progress"
December 01, 2015
An article by Stefan Lehne of Carnegie Europe expresses concern that citizens of European countries are blocking European integration through their national referendum processes and calls for greater transparency and democratic participation in EU institutions to blunt these efforts.
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France Seeks Ramp-up of Intra-EU Travel Security
December 01, 2015
The Telegraph reports that in response to the recent terror attacks in Paris, French President François Hollande is seeking to suspend the Schengen Agreement, which allows people to move across borders inside the EU without showing a passport or visa, and to implement a passenger name record that would track passengers traveling in the EU.
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Petition Forces Debate on Leaving Euro in Finland
December 01, 2015
Following a successful citizens' petition, and three years of economic contraction in the country, the Finnish Parliament will debate exiting the euro currency in 2016.
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Poland Tempers EU Refugee Pledge
November 30, 2015
Incoming Polish Minister of European Affairs Konrad Szymanski has warned that in light of the attacks by the Islamic State in Paris, it will not fulfill its pledge to take 4,500 refugees from the Middle East and North Africa without "security guarantees."
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