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EP Measure Seeks Ideology-Based Limit on Party Groupings
January 31, 2019
Politico reports that the European Parliament is voting this week on a measure that would limit EP political party groupings, which receive EU resources and privileges in the body, to coalitions of national parties perceived to share a “political affinity,” sparking objections that the measure targets recently formed euroskeptic party groupings.
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EC Advances Sanctions Process on Hungary’s Refugee Laws
January 31, 2019
The European Commission (EC) has sent a “reasoned opinion” to Hungary demanding changes to the country’s laws restricting applications from asylum seekers and criminalizing those who help with such applications as the second step in the bloc’s sanctions process for alleged violations of EU law.
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Trade Official: Climate Action Could Boost EU Integration
January 31, 2019
AP reports that European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has pointed to the fight against climate change as a unifying issue that could bring the EU together in the face of skepticism about the European project across the bloc.
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EC Official Suggests Alternative Options on Irish Border
January 31, 2019
The Guardian reports that chief European Commission (EC) negotiator on Brexit Michel Barnier has cast doubt on the EU’s support of an extension of the Brexit negotiating period if the UK and EU fail to reach a deal and stated that the EU would not seek to reimpose a “hard border” in Ireland in case of no deal.
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EC Proposes Fishing Plans in Event of Brexit “No Deal”
January 31, 2019
Reuters reports that the European Commission (EC) has prepared a set of contingency plans for EU and UK fishermen rights as part of a managed “no deal” Brexit in case the EU and UK fail to come to an agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc.
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