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EU Issues Google a Record Fine in Antitrust Case
June 28, 2017
The European Commission has demanded that internet giant Google pay a fine of approximately $2.71 billion for abusing its market dominance under EU antitrust laws by promoting its shopping service over those of other companies on its search results page.
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German Paper Seeks Vote on Brexit Transition Deal
June 23, 2017
Politico reports that a policy paper from the research service of the German Parliament is calling for the EU to grant a vote to national and regional parliaments in EU member states on any transitional deal on the UK's departure from the EU with complex provisions affecting domestic policy areas.
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Newman: UK Should Focus on Israel Trade After Brexit
June 22, 2017
Director of UK think tank Open Europe Henry Newman writes that, upon its exit from the EU, the UK should consider Israel as a priority partner with which it should negotiate a free trade deal to tap billion of pounds that would result from facilitating economic exchange between the two countries.
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ECtHR: Russian "Gay Propaganda" Laws Violate Rights
June 21, 2017
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that Russian laws banning the public promotion of "nontraditional sexual relations" violate European human rights provisions guaranteeing the freedom of expression and rights against discrimination.
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UK Officials Predict EU Budget Demands
June 20, 2017
The Telegraph reports that UK officials are expecting EU negotiators to demand that Britain pay significant sums of money into the EU budget until the year 2020 - a year following the country's expected departure from the bloc - before Brexit talks can turn to negotiations over the future relationship between the UK and EU.
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