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Court Opposes EU-ECHR Accession Plan
December 24, 2014
The Court of Justice of the EU has issued a negative opinion on the plan of the EU to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") based on conflicts between the structures of the economic and human rights blocs.
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France Will Oppose New U.K.-EU Settlement
December 24, 2014
French President Francois Hollande has indicated his unwillingness to support a treaty change resulting in a reformed relationship between the U.K. and the EU prior to any referendum on British exit from the bloc.
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ECJ Rules Obesity May Be a Disability
December 24, 2014
Critics in the U.K. have expressed concern over increased costs for and regulation of businesses following a ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") that obesity can constitute a disability under EU discrimination law.
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ECJ President Criticizes Euroskepticism
December 17, 2014
In a recent speech, the President of the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") Vassilios Skouris encouraged the new European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to protect "the fruits of European integration" by defeating euroskepticism.
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Hannan Outlines Potential British Exit from EU
December 17, 2014
In a paper published by the Centre for Policy Studies, Dan Hannan makes the case for the U.K. to split from the "political union" of the EU but to retain a relationship based on trade.
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