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Poland Objects to Process of EU Emissions Reform
March 20, 2017
Reuters reports that Polish officials have threatened the EU with a legal challenge of draft rules reforming the bloc's emissions trading system to raise the cost of greenhouse gas emissions for businesses operating in Europe, arguing that EU treaties require unanimous consent for binding rules forcing a change in countries' energy policies.
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Czech Proposal Offers Defense from EU Gun Policy
March 17, 2017
EurActiv reports that the Czech Government is debating a proposed amendment to the country’s constitution that would protect the right to own firearms for security purposes, in response to an EU Firearms Directive that aims to restrict gun ownership and coordinate gun policy across the bloc.
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Banking Initiative Pushes for CEE Finance Union
March 17, 2017
The Vienna Initiative, a framework developed by European bank authorities to maintain financial stability in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has announced the establishment of a working group to investigate obstacles, including domestic regulation, to the development of a cross-border capital markets union in the CEE region.
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ECJ Denies Authority over "Humanitarian" Visas
March 17, 2017
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ), declining to follow the decision of an Advocate-General finding that EU member states must issue humanitarian visas in accordance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, has held that it has no jurisdiction under EU law over Belgium's decision not to issue such a visa to a Syrian family.
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UK Faces Obstacles in Withdrawing from ECJ
March 17, 2017
An article in The Economist highlights the tension between the UK government's dual goals of maintaining a close trade relationship with the EU following its departure from the bloc and its desire to take back control of its laws from the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ).
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