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France and Germany Seek Changes in EU Migrant Quotas
June 03, 2015
The interior ministers of France and Germany have called for changes in the European Commission's proposed emergency migrant quotas in response to high levels of migration into Greece and Italy, as the current proposal has France and Germany taking almost 40 percent of the migrants.
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Guardian: U.K. Prepared to Break with ECHR
June 03, 2015
The Guardian reports that U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is keeping open the option of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") if his calls for the recognition of British parliamentary authority over Strasbourg judgments are not answered.
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Hannan Describes Vision of Post-EU U.K.
June 03, 2015
U.K. Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan has set out a vision of Britain in 2020, following an exit from the EU, in which the country retains its trade relationship with Europe, opens new trading opportunities with other countries, and casts off what he deems to be burdensome rules from European institutions.
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Report Reveals Scaled-Back U.K.-EU Renegotiation
June 03, 2015
A new report from Business for Britain describes areas where U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron may have recently scaled back his stated ambitions for a renegotiation of competences with the EU, including on social and employment policy and national government vetoes over Brussels legislation.
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Officials Explore Option of "Two-speed" EU
June 03, 2015
The Independent reports that in response to the U.K.'s negotiation of a new relationship with Europe, comments from leaders in the EU institutions and member states indicate that some are open to considering a "two-speed" Europe in which not all countries must commit to continued integration.
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