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Leaders in EU Call for Anti-Terrorism Travel Measures
February 12, 2015
Reuters reports that a statement from national government leaders in the EU calls for stricter border controls and greater information-sharing among governments in order to prevent terrorist attacks in the bloc.
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Swiss Government Proposes Cap on Free Movement
February 12, 2015
Following a successful referendum on limiting immigration from the EU, the Swiss Government has proposed a draft law that would introduce caps on the number of people permitted to move to Switzerland for work.
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ECHR Maintains U.K. Prisoner Voting Ban Violates Convention
February 11, 2015
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") has issued a ruling reiterating its finding that the U.K.'s blanket ban on prisoner voting is a human rights violation but declining to order the payment of monetary damages to the complainants.
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Heath Warns of Rift in Euroskeptic Parties
February 11, 2015
Allister Heath writes that mainstream euroskeptics in Britain should use their libertarian, pro-free market policies as an example to countries across Europe that are increasingly supporting populist, socialist parties advocating for dissolution of the EU.
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EU and Ministers Call for "Energy Union"
February 11, 2015
At a recent meeting in Riga, Latvia, energy ministers from EU member states pushed for an EU-wide energy union, as European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic called on countries to move away from "28 national policies" on energy.
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