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ECtHR Further Delineates Employee Privacy Rights
March 22, 2018
A recent holding of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that French national railway company SNCF did not violate an employee's right to privacy by secretly searching files not specifically marked "private" on the employee's computer illustrates the growing issue of the propriety of public and private employer surveillance at the ECtHR.
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Brexit Transition Deal Includes Extension of Free Movement
March 21, 2018
UK and EU negotiators have announced an agreement on a Brexit "transition" arrangement during which Britain would continue to apply EU rules, including those requiring free movement of EU citizens to the UK, for nearly two years after the country's scheduled date of departure from the bloc.
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Rees-Mogg Criticizes Brexit Transition Negotiating Paper
March 21, 2018
The Independent reports that head of the UK euroskeptic parliamentary European Research Group Jacob Rees-Mogg recently criticized the plans of British negotiators for a transition period under which the UK would extend its application of EU rules, as the plans did not suggest a time limit and would not shield the UK from the EU principle of free movement.
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EC Announces Accession Talks with Albania, Macedonia
March 21, 2018
EUobserver reports that the European Commission (EC) has announced upcoming accession negotiations with Albania and the Republic of Macedonia, paving the way for these countries to become members of the EU.
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MEPs Seek Fines for "Abusive" Corporate Lawsuits
March 20, 2018
The Guardian reports that Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have introduced a proposal for EU legislation that would ease the dismissal of "vexatious" lawsuits launched by companies against journalists and establish fines for "abusive" corporate legal conduct toward the media.
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