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ECJ Upholds Restriction on Social Benefits to Migrants
November 12, 2014
The Court of Justice of the EU has issued a decision upholding a German law restricting a Romanian immigrant from accessing unemployment benefits when she made no effort to find a job, prompting some to interpret the ruling as an affirmation of national policies limiting migrants' access to social benefits.
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EU Commission President Faces Pressure over Tax Deals
November 12, 2014
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is facing intense criticism over the inconsistency between EU attempts to harmonize tax policy in the bloc and the Luxembourg Government's negotiation of special corporate tax deals while Juncker was Prime Minister.
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Howarth: No Need for EU Criminal Justice System
November 12, 2014
Prior to the U.K. House of Commons vote on EU law and justice measures, Christopher Howarth explains the opposition to the European Arrest Warrant as the recognition that there is no reason cooperation with European neighbors on justice measures "should entail creating an EU criminal justice system."
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Official Finds Military Deserters Can Claim Asylum in EU
November 12, 2014
The Advocate General for the Court of Justice of the EU has issued an opinion finding that a former maintenance mechanic in the U.S. military could legally claim asylum in Germany if he considered himself at risk of punishment for failure to perform services that might result in war crimes.
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Moore: ECHR Advances Human Rights Religion
November 05, 2014
Charles Moore writes that the European Court of Human Rights' ("ECHR") attempt to impose a secular religion of international human rights law on European countries is a threat to democratic governance.
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