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Introduction

After World War II, with the founding of the Council of Europe and the institutions that would later become the European Union, Europe embarked on an uncertain path toward what some intended to be a form of pan-European cooperation in economic and human rights matters and what others desired to be the first step toward a "United States of Europe." The result has been a sweeping transfer of power from national capitols to EU institutions and significant EU regulatory and legal oversight on issues once clearly a matter of exclusive national concern. Along the way, treaty amendments and the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and European Court of Human Rights have given rise to robust objections from "euro-skeptics," who are insisting that their national governments should "claw back" powers from the entire range of European institutions. This section examines recent developments in this debate, particularly on the subjects of human rights, law and justice, finance and trade, and the democratic impacts of the expanding authority of the European institutions.

European Institutions

EU Will Require Transmitters in New Cars

June 20, 2014

The Daily Mail reports that the European Commission is set to adopt new rules requiring new cars and vans to be fitted with a SIM card whose purpose will be to transmit the location of the vehicle to emergency services in case of a crash.
EU Mango Ban Highlights Regulatory Ambition in Brussels

June 20, 2014

Allie Renison of the Institute of Directors writes that the European Commission's recent ban of mango imports from India until December 2015 emphasizes the knee-jerk, disproportionate reaction to trade issues by the EU, which harms trade between member states and countries outside Europe.

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European Institutions

EU Will Require Transmitters in New Cars

June 20, 2014

EU Mango Ban Highlights Regulatory Ambition in Brussels

June 20, 2014

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