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"Panama Papers" Leak Sparks EU Pledge for Tax Action
April 08, 2016
European Commissioner on taxation Pierre Moscovici has asserted that the EU has a "duty" to stop tax avoidance revealed through the recent leak of financial information from a Panamanian law firm and, as evidence of action, has pointed to the progress of an EU proposal that would "name and shame" countries deemed "uncooperative" on tax issues.
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After Dutch Vote, EU Politicians Criticize Use of Referenda
April 08, 2016
Politico reports that various Members of the European Parliament reacted to a vote in the Netherlands against an EU-Ukraine association agreement by criticizing the use of national referenda to permit citizens a voice on foreign policy decisions at the EU level and by expressing fear that the Dutch referendum process might spill over into other EU countries.
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Dutch Voters Reject EU Policies in Referendum
April 07, 2016
The Guardian reports that, in a vote widely seen as an indicator of attitudes in the Netherlands regarding EU migration and economic policies, a large majority of Dutch voters participating in a recent referendum voted against an association agreement establishing closer ties between the EU and Ukraine.
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EU Faces Backlash Against Proposal for Relocation Mechanism
April 07, 2016
EUobserver reports that policymakers and diplomats from Central and Eastern European countries are opposing a proposal under consideration at the European Commission that would create a mandatory, permanent relocation mechanism for future asylum-seekers in the EU.
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ECJ Mandates Rights-based Limits on Execution of Warrants
April 07, 2016
The Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") has held that national authorities in the EU must examine whether a suspected or convicted criminal who is the subject of a European arrest warrant ("EAW") might be subject to fundamental rights violations in the country that issued the EAW before these authorities return the subject to the warrant-issuing country.
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