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EU Faces Pushback over Firearms Proposals
April 06, 2016
Politico reports that European pro-firearms groups are using a variety of tactics to halt or pare down a proposal from the European Commission that would restrict the purchase of certain guns, arguing that the measure would not stop the use of black-market weapons for terrorism but would make it more difficult for sports and hunting enthusiasts to obtain firearms.
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UK Maintains Medical Payment Deficit with EU
April 05, 2016
Raising questions over the costs of remaining in the bloc, a group of campaigners calling for Britain to leave the EU has published research indicating that, on average, the UK pays approximately £723million more per year on its citizens' medical expenses in other EU countries than it receives back from these countries.
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EU Commissioner Moves to Shut down Tax Avoidance
April 05, 2016
Reuters reports that, in a recent interview following the release of information in the "Panama Papers" on individual and corporate use of "shell companies" in Panama to store their funds, European Commissioner on economics Pierre Moscovici has renewed calls for mandatory financial reporting for companies in the EU to prevent tax avoidance.
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D'Arcy Analyzes "Mechanics" of Brexit
April 05, 2016
Journalist Mark D'Arcy has published a piece predicting what would happen in UK law and politics if the British electorate votes to leave the EU in June 2016, including a renegotiation of Britain's relationship with EU members and the repeal of a substantial amount of legislation that has given force to EU law in the UK.
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EU Presidency Develops European Agenda on Terrorism
April 04, 2016
The Dutch Presidency of the EU Council has issued a press release describing the actions it has taken so far and will take to develop an EU-wide response to terrorism, including establishing a European Counter Terrorism Centre and formulating a Directive on Terrorism that would criminalize certain terrorism-related actions.
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