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Following Clampdowns, EU Convenes Talks on Border Controls
January 06, 2016
Following the announcements by Denmark and Sweden of the implementation of border identification checks, EUobserver reports that the European Commission is convening talks to "improve coordination" among countries concerned about massive numbers of migrants flowing across their borders with other EU members.
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EU Investigates UK Subsidy Plan for Renewable Energy
January 06, 2016
Partially acknowledging the potential conflict between its restrictions on "state aid" and its policy requiring EU members to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, the European Commission has issued a press release announcing that it is investigating whether the UK's subsidization of the conversion of part of a coal-fired power plant to run on "biomass" is unlawful.
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EU "Resolution Mechanism" Becomes Operational
January 06, 2016
The European Commission has announced that, as of the first day of 2016, the eurozone's Single Resolution Mechanism, which requires banks to contribute to a fund to settle the debts of insolvent institutions and provides for a supervisor that determines when a financial institution is in danger of collapse, has become fully operational.
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Opponents Criticize EU Creation of "House of European History"
January 06, 2016
Calling it a "vanity project" that promotes EU propaganda regarding the contribution of European integration to peace on the continent, critics are attacking the European Commission's decision to devote more funding to a multi-million-euro "House of European History" that will explore developments in the history of post-World War II Europe.
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Poland May Exchange Support for UK Benefit Cuts for NATO Presence
January 05, 2016
Reuters reports that Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski has indicated his Government may support some British restrictions on benefits for EU migrants from Central and Eastern European countries if the UK supports an increased presence of North Atlantic Treaty Organization ("NATO") forces in Poland at an upcoming summit.
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