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ECJ Paves Way for Tighter Restrictions on Uber
January 09, 2018
The New York Times reports that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has ruled that ride service Uber is a "transport service" as opposed to a digital marketplace connecting drivers and passengers, in a decision that will likely subject the tech company to stricter regulations and licensing requirements in Europe.
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Officials Plan Broadened EU Oversight of UK Financial Firms
January 09, 2018
Bloomberg reports that, with an eye toward Brexit, the European Commission has proposed new rules to broaden EU oversight of financial firms deemed "systemic," many of which will be UK firms establishing new offices in the EU after Britain leaves the bloc, and to tighten equivalence rules determining whether foreign financial firms may operate within the bloc.
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EU Risks Blowback over Threats to Poland
January 09, 2018
An article in The Economist highlights the dilemma faced by the EU institutions in threatening to punish Poland for rule-of-law violations involved in the government's changes to the country's judicial system, as Polish officials dismiss such opposition to its reforms as unwarranted foreign meddling.
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CoE Official: Gender Pay Gap is Rights Violation
January 08, 2018
The Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks labeled as a "human rights violation" the failure of CoE member states to implement international standards eliminating discrimination against women on the basis of pay, calling for governments to adopt "political, cultural and economic measures" to end the gender pay gap.
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Article Questions Plans for Post-Brexit "Implementation" Period
January 08, 2018
Michael Burrage of Economists for Free Trade and the think tank Civitas writes that the UK government has failed to explain why it is necessary to agree with the EU to a two-year "implementation" period delaying Britain's exit from EU institutions at considerable cost to British taxpayers.
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