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EU Threatens Action Against Hungary over Asylum
July 27, 2017
The European Commission recently sent a letter of formal notice to the Hungarian government asserting that the country's strict rules on accepting applications for asylum and automatic detention of asylum seekers over the age of 14 violate EU law and may result in a referral to the Court of Justice of the EU.
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MEPs Seek Launch of Sanctions Process Against Hungary
July 27, 2017
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) recently adopted a resolution calling for EU institutions to launch the sanctions process outlined in EU treaties against Hungary over the country's strict asylum laws and reporting requirements for foreign nongovernmental organizations.
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Committee Calls for EU Support for "Bioeconomy"
July 27, 2017
The EU Committee of the Regions has published an opinion calling on EU institutions to ramp up funding for "bio-based industries" in order to promote the "sustainable" and "resource-efficient" use of natural resources.
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Court Recognizes Broad Bank Supervision Authority of ECB
July 27, 2017
In a May judgment, the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) held that the European Central Bank (ECB) had broad authority to determine that it was better positioned to supervise the state-owned investment and development bank of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, than the German government.
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UK Pushes Back on Post-Brexit ECJ Role in Britain
July 26, 2017
The BBC reports that UK Brexit Secretary David Davis is pushing back on demands by the European Parliament's top Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, and other EU officials that, following Brexit, the UK subordinate its courts to the authority of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) on issues relating to the rights of EU citizens.
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