European Sovereignty Network
Farage: Continuing EU Project Is "Refusing to Admit Failure"
May 15, 2013
During last week's session of the European Parliament, Nigel Farage, Founder of the UK Independence Party ("UKIP"), asserted that the UK will leave the EU within six years and that democracy, not the EU, is the basis of the current longstanding European peace. To read more, click here.
German Cabinet Moves Toward Eurozone Banking Union
May 15, 2013
In a step toward full-fledged banking union among the eurozone countries, the German Cabinet has approved legislation granting the EU central bank oversight of the three largest banks on the Continent. To read more, click here.
EU to Adopt Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels
May 13, 2013
The European Commission is set to impose new import duties on Chinese solar panels next month as EU officials accuse China of heavily subsidizing this industry. To read more, click here.
EU Deems Moldova Reforms Undemocratic
May 13, 2013
EU officials have released a statement warning Moldova that a recently passed law giving its parliament greater power to remove constitutional court judges could deter closer EU ties with the country. To read more, click here.
ECHR Decides in Tymoshenko's Favor
May 13, 2013
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") has held that Ukraine has violated the rights of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by detaining her arbitrarily while trying her for abuse of office and by failing to give her an opportunity to challenge her detention. To read more, click here.
ECJ Rules on Burden Shifting in LGBT Case
May 13, 2013
In a case brought by an NGO seeking to promote LGBT rights, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has ruled that anti-LGBT statements made by a patron of a Romanian football club shifted the burden to the club to show that it did not engage in discriminatory behavior. To read more, click here.
Lawson Calls for UK Exit from EU
May 8, 2013
Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher, has called for the UK to break away from the "bureaucratic monstrosity" of the European Union. To read more, click here.
EU Rethinks Austerity Principles
May 8, 2013
EU economics chief Olli Rehn has called for member states to grant fellow countries more time to trim their deficits as EU officials begin to connect austerity measures with economic contraction. To read more, click here.
Commission Will Propose Pesticide Ban
May 3, 2013
The Wall Street Journal reports that the European Commission will support a ban on three commonly used pesticides in order to protect bee health, though opponents argue that, when used properly, the pesticides are not harmful to bees. To read more, click here.
Merkel Says EU Has "Last Word" on Budgets
May 3, 2013
The Daily Mail reports that as Germany pushes for centralized control of national budgets in the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that countries must accept that "Europe has the last word in certain areas." To read more, click here.
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