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CoE Official Opposes Hungarian Migrant, Family Policies
May 22, 2019
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has published a report accusing the Hungarian government of violating human rights standards through its treatment of migrants, politicians’ promotion of “xenophobic attitudes,” and reinforcement of gender stereotypes by encouraging large families.
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EC Threatens Romania with Rule-of-Law Procedure
May 15, 2019
The European Commission (EC) has threatened the Romanian government with a similar rule-of-law procedure it is employing in the cases of Poland and Hungary - possibly leading to a loss of EU voting rights - if Romania fails to repeal laws the EC says increase barriers to corruption prosecutions.
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Poland Backs off Some Judicial Changes as ECJ Ruling Approaches
May 08, 2019
Politico reports that, as a judgment approaches from the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) on a Polish law reforming the country’s Supreme Court, the ruling party in Poland has backed off on some of its changes to the institution, including on the selection of the Court’s President and judicial immunity.
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Polish PM’s EU Reform Plan Focuses on National Sovereignty
May 01, 2019
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has published a five-point plan for EU reform that includes bloc-wide innovation and inequality strategies, combating protectionism, defense of borders, and handing great policymaking power to national parliaments.
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EU Council Calls for “Mainstreaming” SDGs
May 01, 2019
In recent conclusions it adopted on the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Council of the EU calls the SDGs “an overarching priority of the EU” and pushes the European Commission “to mainstream the SDGs into all relevant internal and external EU policies.”