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EU Plans to Take on Human Rights Abusers
September 21, 2020
Amid a global assault on human rights stretching from Belarus to Hong Kong to Yemen, Europe's chief executive, Ursula von der Leyen, announced in her first-ever State of the Union speech that she will bring forth a European Magnitsky Act, a sanctions framework modeled after a U.S. law that restricts malign actors' access to travel and the global financial system.
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The Daily Mail: Tens of Thousands of British Expat Accounts to be Closed Post-Brexit
September 21, 2020
Tens of thousands of British banking customers who live in Europe are to be stripped of their accounts and credit cards, after the UK Government failed to guarantee a continuation of pan-European banking rules post-Brexit.
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Politico: Opinion: Germany Must Consider the Future of Euro-Chinese Relations
September 15, 2020
According to Matthew Karnitschnig writing in Politico, as Beijing continues to be a source of concern and human rights violations, Germany must seriously consider the future of Euro-Chinese relations.
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Business Insider: The EU may Force Facebook to Stop Transatlantic Data Transfers
September 14, 2020
According to Ireland's Data Protection Commission, Facebook's main mechanism to transfer data from the EU to the US may conflict with EU privacy laws, raising concerns that EU citizens privacy rights would not be respected.
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French Officials Vexed by EU Parliament No Show in Strasbourg
September 14, 2020
Despite France's efforts to ensure health safety during the Coronavirus pandemic, the European Parliament has decided not to hold its next plenary session in Strasbourg as is the norm, but in Brussels, resulting in criticism from French officials who referred to the decision as "incomprehensible".
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