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EC Appointment Provokes Controversy in Parliament
April 19, 2018
Politico reports that Members of the European Parliament from all sides blasted the swift appointment of German-Belgian civil servant Martin Selmayr to the position of Secretary-General of the European Commission (EC), criticizing the lack of transparency and deliberation in Selmayr's promotion to the important post.
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EC Proposes Swift Police Access to Global Data
April 18, 2018
The Register reports that the European Commission (EC) has issued a proposal for a European Production Order requiring internet companies with an office in an EU member state to retrieve data requested by police and stored anywhere in the world within six hours and for a Preservation Order prohibiting the deletion of such data.
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UK Officials Seek Departure from EU Fisheries Policy
April 18, 2018
The Telegraph reports that Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson and UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove have issued a statement calling on the British Government to make clear that the country will be leaving the EU's common fisheries policy and become a "fully functioning coastal state" when it leaves the bloc.
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Bromund: EU Political Factors Tie up Brexit Deal
April 18, 2018
Ted Bromund of the Heritage Foundation explains why one of the largest obstacles to a deal between the UK and EU on the terms of Brexit is that the EU institutions are not motivated by economic rationality but rather by political factors that militate against helping Britain succeed as an independent nation.
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Austrian Leader Seeks EU Border Security Focus
April 17, 2018
Reuters reports that Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has pledged to use his country's term holding the rotating presidency of the EU to emphasize border security of the bloc and move away from mandatory refugee resettlement policies that have rankled Eastern EU member states.
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