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Official Predicts New Eurozone Bailout of Greece
January 17, 2017
Reuters reports that Belgian Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt has declared that the heads of the eurozone will proceed with another bailout of Greek institutions with or without the involvement of the International Monetary Fund.
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Iceland Announces Vote on EU Referendum
January 17, 2017
The newly formed coalition government of Iceland has announced that it will offer the country's Parliament a vote on whether to hold a popular referendum on joining the EU.
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Barrister Identifies Cases of "Judicial Activism" at ECJ
January 17, 2017
In a recent debate as part of the think tank Policy Exchange's Judicial Power Project, British barrister Anthony Speaight QC identifies several cases in which he argues that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) engaged in "judicial activism" by prioritizing its members' own policy goals over the plain meaning of the law.
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Lord Speaker Signals Cooperation on Brexit Law
January 17, 2017
In a recent comment article, the Speaker of the UK House of Lords, Lord Fowler, pledged that his body would not "sabotage legislation" from the elected House of Commons regarding the withdrawal of Britain from the EU, but would rather seek to "improve" any such law.
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EU Centralizes, Expands Data Protection Policy
January 16, 2017
As part of its efforts to "complete the EU data protection framework," the European Commission has proposed legislation centralizing the formation of data protection policy at the EU level, banning all unsolicited electronic communications, and expanding the application of EU privacy rules to nontraditional electronic communications providers, such as Skype and Gmail.
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