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EU Calls for Centralized Drone Regulation
December 13, 2016
In a communication illustrating the body's tendency to expand its regulatory jurisdiction to any area touching on commerce for the sake of "harmonizing" standards in the bloc's internal market, the European Commission has proposed a centralized framework for regulating all aerial drones, regardless of size, in the EU.
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CoE Official Seeks NHRI Review of Terror Laws
December 13, 2016
Criticizing attempts by governments to fight terrorism at the expense of international human rights standards, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks calls on countries to bolster the work of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in reviewing counter-terrorism legislation and investigating complaints regarding law enforcement activity.
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EU Releases Guidance on Returning Migrants
December 12, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has released "practical guidance" on how EU member states must train officials operating beyond the EU's external borders to take into account international human rights law in determining whether to permit migrants to enter their territory or to turn them back to their home countries.
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EU Agency Trains Greece on Migration Rights
December 12, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Greek Ministry of Migration Policy under which the FRA will share "best practices" with Greece on fundamental rights relating to migration and, with the UN Refugee Agency, will train Greek migration staff on their fundamental rights obligations toward migrants.
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Norwegian Official: EU Links Require Concessions
December 12, 2016
In a recent interview, Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende warned UK authorities that there is currently no mechanism through which the country can maintain access to the EU "single market" without accepting jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU and permitting the free movement of people from other EU countries into Britain.
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