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ECtHR: Conviction for "Insulting" Comments Upheld Speech Rights
February 13, 2018
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected a case in which a lawyer challenged his conviction in Bosnia and Herzegovina for making "insulting expressions towards Serbs" online on the ground that it violated his freedom of expression, finding that the comments had "touched upon the very sensitive matter of ethnic relations in post-conflict Bosnian society."
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EP Rejects Plan for "Pan-European" Members
February 13, 2018
Politico reports that, in a vote to reduce its size following the departure of the UK from the EU, the European Parliament (EP) rejected a proposal to reserve some of the UK's seats for their potential reallocation to "pan-European" Members of the EP whose constituency would span the entire EU.
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Scottish Court Rejects Case on Revocation of Brexit
February 13, 2018
Reuters reports that Scotland's Court of Session has dismissed a lawsuit aiming ultimately to produce a judgment by the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) stating that the UK Parliament has the authority to revoke the notification of its intent to leave the EU.
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NGO Leader Pushes for Establishment of European Republic
February 13, 2018
Ulrike Guérot of the European Democracy Lab writes in favor of the establishment of a "European republic" that would rest on the concept of a clear separation of powers among supranational bodies and a bicameral Parliament invested with more power to enact the will of a single electorate of EU citizens.
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EC Targets 2025 for Serbia, Montenegro Accession
February 12, 2018
The European Commission (EC) recently approved an Enlargement Strategy in the Western Balkans targeting the year 2025 for the expansion of EU membership to include Serbia and Montenegro and speculating about the possibility of accession talks with Albania and the Republic of Macedonia within that time frame.
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