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ECB Leader Seeks "Sustainable Globalisation"
March 01, 2017
At a recent workshop in Maastricht, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank Benoît Cœuré sets out a case for the EU to use what he deems to be its experience with "sustainable globalisation" - an "efficient, enduring and equitable" form of global governance - to promote lessons on the phenomenon within global institutions.
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EU Threatens Five Countries on Emissions
March 01, 2017
The European Commission has issued "final warnings" to Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK for violating EU air quality standards with nitrogen dioxide emissions, particularly from diesel-powered vehicles, threatening the countries with potential action in the Court of Justice of the EU if they do not take action to reduce emissions.
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CoE Official Outlines Right to Same-Sex Partnerships
February 28, 2017
In a recent comment, the Council of Europe's (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks argues that CoE states have an obligation under international human rights law to offer at least registered partnerships, and to consider offering the right to marry, to same-sex couples.
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FRA Seeks Role in Local Rights Enforcement
February 28, 2017
Representatives of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) recently met with their counterparts from the European Commission and the EU's Committee of the Regions to explore how the FRA might offer "regular policy advice to EU Institutions" and "increase the capacities" of regional and local authorities to respect and enforce fundamental rights.
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Poland Sends EU Explanation of Court Changes
February 28, 2017
Politico reports that, according to Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, the Polish government recently submitted to the European Commission an explanation of the legal changes it made to its Constitutional Tribunal, in response to the EU body's rule-of-law inquiry, and now expects that the investigation of Polish judicial independence "will be closed."
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