-
EU Council Supports Restrictive Online Copyright Rules
February 22, 2019
Reuters reports that national officials from a majority of EU countries backed, over the objection of five member states, new copyright rules that will require internet companies including Facebook and Google to pay publishers to reproduce news snippets and to remove copyright-protected content from their platforms.
-
Spain Hinders Brexit Visa Rules with Gibraltar “Colony” Reference
February 22, 2019
The Guardian reports that the Spanish government has stymied legislation that would permit visa-free travel by UK visitors to the EU in case of a no-deal Brexit by including in the relevant legislation a reference to Gibraltar as a British “colony,” causing the European Parliament to reject the rules.
-
EU Officials Plan Extension of Airline Permissions in Case of No-Deal Brexit
February 22, 2019
Showing the ongoing efforts of EU and UK authorities to manage fallout from a no-deal Brexit, EU Reporter describes an agreement between the Presidency of the EU Council and the European Parliament on extending the permission of British airlines to provide service to the EU in case no withdrawal deal is agreed.
-
Germany, France Propose Reform of EU Competition Rules
February 22, 2019
Reuters reports that the German and French economy ministers have backed proposals to overhaul EU foreign investment rules and to give the Council of the EU the authority in some cases to override European Commission antitrust decisions.
-
NGO Pushes Finance Ministers to Back EU Climate Plan
February 22, 2019
Environmental activist organization WWF recently called on EU national finance ministers meeting in Brussels to endorse the European Commission’s (EC) long-term plan to create a “climate neutral” European economy in Europe and to push the EC for more ambitious regulation of EU industry to meet its emissions goals.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies