-
Austria Plans Asylum Cap over EU Objections
February 23, 2016
EurActiv reports that, in response to the large number of migrants attempting to cross its borders, and despite a warning from the European Commission that its proposal violates EU and international law, Austria plans to proceed with capping at 80 its daily number of asylum demands.
-
Article: EU Should Grant "Breathing Room" to Poland
February 23, 2016
David Wemer of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy writes that, while the EU should continue to monitor rule-of-law developments in Poland in light of the government's controversial actions with regard to the country's Constitutional Court, it should not give "ammunition" to euroskeptics who would be quick to point out EU overreach in national affairs.
-
EU Warns Greece on Registering of Migrants
February 23, 2016
John Xenakis writes that EU officials have warned Greece that they may seek to expel the country from the Schengen passport-free travel area if it does not step up efforts to register and fingerprint migrants entering the country from Turkey.
-
Schengen Countries Consider Two-Year Border Controls
February 23, 2016
The Associated Press reports that, citing the failure of Greece to secure its borders against migration, European countries in the Schengen Area, which ordinarily permits passport-free travel across borders, are seeking to use an emergency provision in the Schengen Treaty to extend controls on their borders for two years.
-
EU Adopts Rules on "Presumption of Innocence"
February 23, 2016
The Council of the EU has adopted a directive, which will enter into force in two years, setting out requirements for the recognition of the right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence to be implemented by EU member states with oversight by the European Commission.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies