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ECJ Adviser Seeks Dismissal of Challenge to EU Firearms Law
May 01, 2019
Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston has advised the ECJ to dismiss the Czech Republic’s challenge of EU restrictions on the acquisition and possession of certain firearms because these EU regulations were valid under EU powers to maintain the free movement of goods.
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CoE Agent: States Must Separate Migration Control, Integration Policies
May 01, 2019
According to a paper by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) on migration and refugees Tomáš Boček, European human rights standards demand that governments refrain from pursuing goals on controlling migration numbers in their migrant integration policies.
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CoE Delegates Call for “Reaction Procedure” to Enforce Standards
April 30, 2019
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) has approved a resolution calling for a “joint reaction procedure” in which CoE bodies and the organization’s Secretary General would employ a “special monitoring” mechanism to pressure CoE member states to halt alleged violations of their statutory obligations or of CoE values.
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French President Seeks EU Cooperation on Heritage Sites
April 30, 2019
Politico reports that, following the catastrophic fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron has called for an EU “cooperation mechanism” pooling national resources to safeguard European heritage sites.
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EU Chief: UK Cannot Delay Brexit “Indefinitely”
April 30, 2019
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that, though they agreed to a “flexible” Brexit extension until October 31, EU member states will not “indefinitely” put off Britain’s exit from the bloc.
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