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EU Court of Justice to Consider EU’s Rule of Law Mechanism Battle
December 21, 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union is set to consider whether the EU can adopt a rule of law mechanism that would impose financial penalties on member states that it considers are not meeting bloc-wide rule of law standards, the uncertain content of which raises concerns on the part of Hungary and Poland.
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EU Top Court Rules Hungary’s Asylum Policies Violate EU law
December 21, 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that Hungary violated EU law after they set harsh asylum policies during the 2015 European refugee crisis when hundreds of thousands of refugees passed their border, crossing from Serbia.
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Norwegian Eurosceptics Call for Distance from the EU Ahead of Elections
December 21, 2020
As Norway heads toward an election, Eurosceptics from The Center Party are taking a lead with a message that the Nordic country, which is not a European Union member, needs to distance itself from Brussels after a 1994 deal created a close legal and financial relationship.
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ECtHR: Rights Violated in First Purge Case from Turkey
December 17, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled unanimously that the rights of a civil servant who was fired in a purge carried out by the government after a failed 2016 coup in Turkey, were violated, citing the right to a fair trial and the right to respect for private and family life, Article 6 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Right.
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EU Sets New Cybersecurity Plan
December 17, 2020
The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented a new Cybersecurity Strategy with the goal strengthening cooperation with partners around the world, and "promote a global, open, stable and secure cyberspace, grounded in the rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values."
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