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EC Considers Majority Voting for EU Tax Policy
October 31, 2018
EUobserver reports that the European Commission (EC) has included in its 2019 work program the consideration of areas in which the EU could move away from the requirement of unanimous approval of tax rules in favor of “more efficient lawmaking” on supranational tax policies.
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ECJ Orders Poland to Reinstate Supreme Court Judges
October 24, 2018
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has determined that Polish legislation lowering the retirement age of judges on the country’s Supreme Court violates EU law and has ordered the Polish government to reinstate judges who have been removed from the Court as a result of the change.
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Dutch Court Finds Rights Obligation to Tackle Global Warming
October 17, 2018
A Dutch appeals court has struck a blow for the global litigation strategy to impose human rights obligations on businesses and states to tackle climate change by finding that the European Convention on Human Rights requires the Dutch government to reduce carbon emissions by at least 25 percent by the year 2020.
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EU Official Fears “Violent Reaction” to Acceptance of Italian Budget
October 17, 2018
Politico reports that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned in a recent interview that EU officials could reject the proposed budget of Italy, which violates the deficit limit imposed under eurozone rules, because acceptance of the budget might provoke a “violent reaction” in other eurozone countries.
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EU Budget Suggests Rising Brexit "Divorce" Bill
October 10, 2018
Citing rising EU spending plans and pension costs over the last year and the acknowledgment by EU auditors that annual budget fees for members are “moveable,” an article in The Guardian raises the likelihood that the Brexit “divorce” bill agreed by the EU and UK will escalate in the coming years.
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