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COE Expresses Concern over Missouri Police Response to Protesters
August 27, 2014
Secretary General of the Council of Europe ("COE") Thorbjørn Jagland has voiced concern at the use of force by Missouri police on individuals protesting the recent shooting of teenager Michael Brown and calls on the U.S. "to look into the socio-economic background" of why protesters took to the streets.
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O'Neill: EU "Right to Be Forgotten" Erodes Freedom
August 20, 2014
Brendan O'Neill writes in The Telegraph that the Court of Justice of the EU's decision requiring search engines to eliminate links to information deemed irrelevant is eroding media freedom and the public's "right to know" about facts that have previously been reported on news sites.
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Study Finds EU Energy Policy Threatens U.K. Economy
August 20, 2014
A new study from the organization Business for Britain finds that EU energy legislation raises energy costs for U.K. companies and threatens a large number of jobs in the country's energy-intensive sectors.
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Experts Warn EU Data Privacy Laws May Hamper Research
August 20, 2014
A joint letter from directors of science institutions across Europe warns that an amended EU law seeking to standardize the level of data protection afforded to individuals throughout the bloc would make the use of personal data in social science research in Europe far more difficult.
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U.K. Civil Servants Dispute Pro-EU Jobs Claim
August 20, 2014
A group of British civil servants and civil society representatives have disputed a claim by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander that three million jobs are connected to U.K. membership in the EU.
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