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EU Publishes 2016 "Scoreboard" on National Justice Systems
April 13, 2016
In its 2016 EU Justice Scoreboard, which contains comparative data to assist EU national governments in improving their justice systems, the European Commission applauds progress among EU countries in reducing civil case delays and improving access to justice but calls for more judicial training and harmonization of national standards on justice.
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FRA Lists Human Rights Criteria for "Safe Countries" List
April 13, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") has published a list of rights that the EU and its member states must consider, including the right to an "effective remedy" and the right to "non-discrimination," in creating a list of "safe countries" to which they can return asylum seekers.
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EU Warns Austria on Securing Portion of Border
April 12, 2016
The European Commission has expressed concern regarding the Government of Austria's plans to build a fence along a portion of its border with Italy and has asserted that it will have to review whether the plans would prevent free movement in the EU.
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EU Considers Mobile Operator Merger over UK Objection
April 12, 2016
Bloomberg reports that, having lost review of a proposed merger between two telecommunications companies to the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority is now registering with the Commission its objections to the deal before the supranational regulator makes its decision whether the merger can proceed.
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ECtHR Finds Hungarian Investigation of Racist Insults Insufficient
April 12, 2016
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") has held that the Hungarian government violated a woman's right to private and family life by failing to adequately consider certain factors when deciding whether to pursue criminal charges against members of a right-wing organization who engaged in "racially motivated abuse" by insulting and threatening her.
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