European Institutions

EU Will Investigate U.K.'s Immigration Measures

July 30, 2014

The European Commission has announced that it plans to investigate new immigration policies announced by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron to, among other things, shorten the amount of time during which immigrants from other EU countries to the U.K. can receive out-of-work benefits.
EU Regulators Question Tech Companies on "Right to Be Forgotten"

July 30, 2014

EU data regulators have sent a series of questions to tech companies seeking information on how these companies plan to implement the Court of Justice of the EU's recent decision that they must take down certain links upon the request of individuals.
U.K.'s Cameron Seeks Restrictions on Immigrant Benefits

July 30, 2014

British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking laws that discourage EU immigration to the U.K., including halving the amount of time during which EU migrants in Britain can receive unemployment benefits to three months and limiting the number of U.K. jobs that are advertised across the EU.
Lithuania Will Adopt Euro Currency in 2015

July 30, 2014

The European Council has announced that it has adopted a decision authorizing Lithuania to join the euro in January 2015.
"One of Us" Committee Files Complaint over EU Inaction

July 30, 2014

The organizers of the European Citizens' Initiative "One of Us" have filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the EU seeking annulment of the European Commission's decision to ignore the initiative, which seeks to end EU funding of the destruction of human embryos.