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ECtHR: Countries Must Recognize Gay Marriages Contracted Abroad
January 08, 2018
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that Italy violated the rights of same-sex couples to respect for private and family life by failing "to take account of their social reality" in refusing to recognize marriages they had contracted abroad.
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EU Bodies Battle over Future of Migration Quotas
January 08, 2018
EUobserver reports that the European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos has criticized an assertion by EU Council President Donald Tusk that mandatory EU quotas for migration are unworkable as "unacceptable" and contrary to "one of the main pillars of the European project, the principle of solidarity."
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Report Shows Heavy UK Subsidies for European Defense
January 08, 2018
James Rogers and Jack Wright of the Henry Jackson Society have published a paper showing the disproportionately high amount of funding the UK has contributed to the defense of Europe, as many members of the EU have consistently failed to meet their funding mandate for NATO operations.
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Facebook Responds to Global Pressure on Tax Revenue
January 05, 2018
Politico reports that, as EU and international bodies ramp up pressure on technology companies to pay their "fair share" of taxes to governments of countries in which they offer their services, Facebook has announced that it will pay taxes for advertising revenue in the countries in which its relevant sales offices are located.
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UK Announces Plans for "Settled Status" of EU Citizens
January 05, 2018
The Guardian reports that UK Minister of State for Immigration Brandon Lewis has announced UK plans to permit EU citizens who have resided in Britain continuously for five years and wish to stay in the country after Brexit to apply for "settled status" by paying a fee and submitting to a criminal background check.
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