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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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ECtHR: Spanish Media Violated Singer's Right to Privacy
February 28, 2017
The European Court of Human Rights has held that the Spanish authorities failed to protect a pop singer's right to respect for her private life by failing to give adequate weight to her claim that the media had "impugned her honour" by broadcasting comments from her former manager on her relationships and sexual orientation.
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