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Head of EU Banking Body Backs Sovereign Debt Limits
March 03, 2016
The head of the EU Single Resolution Board Elke Koenig has voiced support for limitations on the exposure of European banks to public debt, a proposal that could raise the costs of borrowing money for EU governments.
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MEPs Warn of Breadth of EU Firearms Directive
March 03, 2016
UK Member of the European Parliament ("MEP") Vicky Ford and other MEPs have criticized the European Commission's proposed directive restricting firearm ownership for poor drafting and lack of an impact assessment, particularly in light of complaints expressed by legal owners of firearms in the EU.
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ECJ Limits National Restrictions on Refugee Residence
March 03, 2016
The Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") has ruled that EU law prohibits Germany from restricting migrants who have been granted asylum from moving anywhere in the country they wish, except in narrow circumstances where Germany can demonstrate that the migrant is unable to integrate.
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Lyons: London's Success Is "Immune" to Brexit Decision
March 02, 2016
In a new report, economic adviser to the Mayor of London Gerard Lyons writes that, with "no real competitor in Europe," London is on track to continue its sustained economic growth whether or not the UK decides to leave the EU.
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CoE Chief: Anti-Migrant Strategies Violate Rights
March 02, 2016
In a speech at the UN Human Rights Council, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe ("CoE") Thorbjørn Jagland argued that national measures seeking to prevent immigration at the borders of European countries violate global and European human rights obligations and called Hungary's referendum on the EU's allocation of refugees "polarizing and irresponsible."
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