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EU Ministers Sign Pact on Defense Cooperation
December 07, 2017
Reuters reports that, in November, foreign and defense ministers from 23 EU member states signed a pact for an initiative called Permanent Structured Cooperation that provides for collaboration on joint EU military projects, sets up a common EU fund for the purchase and development of weapons, and requires national reports on military preparedness.
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UK Official Plans Post-Brexit Environment Watchdog
December 07, 2017
The BBC reports that UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced his department is planning to create a new, independent environment watchdog to ensure that Britain continues to uphold EU environmental standards after Brexit.
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Dutch PM Opposes Calls for "Federal Europe"
December 06, 2017
In a recent speech, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned that a "federal Europe" and "a politics based on symbolism" are not the answers to the problems that plague the EU, calling for a cautious approach to EU power that is not based on "integration for integration's sake."
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ECJ Official Finds Against Church on Employment Criteria
December 06, 2017
Deutsche Welle reports that Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) Evgeni Tanchev has found EU anti-discrimination law prohibits churches in Germany from discriminating against non-Christians in employment unless the discrimination is based on a "genuine, legitimate and justified occupational requirement."
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EU Withholds Energy Funding from Coal Plants
December 06, 2017
Reuters reports that EU member states have agreed to a deal to reform the bloc's Emissions Trading System with the aim of increasing the price of permits for emitting greenhouse gases and with the inclusion of a provision that will withhold money from the EU's so-called Modernisation Fund from most coal-fired power plants.
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