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UK Official: EU Prevents Deportation of Violent Criminals
June 09, 2016
As part of the campaign to leave the EU, UK Under Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab has released a list of 50 serious criminals he says the Court of Justice of the EU prevented the UK from deporting due to the bloc's rules on free movement.
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EU Integration "Architect" Calls for "European Pause"
June 09, 2016
In an interview with Politico, French diplomat Hubert Védrine, a key participant in the development of the euro currency and the passport-free Schengen Area, calls on EU member states to respond to voter disenchantment with centralization of powers in Brussels by seeking a "pause" in the integration of the bloc.
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EU Leader Concedes Imbalance in Budget Enforcement
June 09, 2016
In a recent interview, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that his institution had granted the French government leniency on breaking the EU's budget rules "because it is France."
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ECJ: EU Members Cannot Imprison Illegal Migrants
June 08, 2016
In a case involving France's detention of a Ghanian woman who attempted to cross the border from Belgium after she illegally entered the EU, the Court of Justice of the EU held that member states are not permitted under EU law to imprison illegal migrants solely because they have crossed a border within the passport-free Schengen Area.
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ECJ Official: Employers May Ban Headscarves
June 08, 2016
An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU has opined that, under EU law, companies may institute a general policy on religious symbols that includes banning the wearing of Muslim headscarves at work.
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