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CoE Warns ICANN to Respect Human Rights Agenda
June 10, 2015
The Council of Europe's ("CoE") Committee of Ministers has called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), a nonprofit that manages the infrastructure of the internet, to respect international human rights law in assigning domain names and retaining data of domain name holders.
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Governments Force EU to Delay Migration Decision
June 09, 2015
Encountering pressure from EU member states regarding its plan to provide quotas for resettling thousands of migrants from Italy and Greece in other countries, EU Observer reports that the European Commission may delay a decision on this plan until September.
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EU Warns Estonia, Poland of Legal Action over Tax Data
June 09, 2015
Following its call for data on tax rulings from EU member states in the wake of allegations of favorable corporate tax deals in some countries, the European Commission has threatened Estonia and Poland with legal action if they do not send additional data on their tax decisions within the next month.
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Open Europe: UK Needs "Watertight" EU Changes
June 09, 2015
The think tank Open Europe has called on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to secure "watertight" legal changes in Britain's relationship with the EU, potentially including changes to the EU treaties, to cement a substantial return of national sovereignty prior to the country's referendum on the bloc.
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EU Promotes Global Governance of Oceans
June 08, 2015
The European Commission has launched a public consultation seeking views on how the EU can best promote efforts toward global governance of oceans and toward the international agenda on ocean sustainability.
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