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Eyal Sees Pause in "Ever-Closer Union"
August 26, 2015
Dr. Jonathan Eyal writes that due to popular backlash against EU economic policies and political integration, the EU's long phase of "ever-closer union" has ended.
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Oxley: UK Can Avoid "Erosion" of EU Renegotiation Agenda
August 26, 2015
Robert Oxley of the organization Business for Britain writes that UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who Oxley says has recently been downplaying the terms of his renegotiation of EU competences, can still save this renegotiation by sticking to his original terms for the deal and by being prepared to campaign for an EU exit if the negotiation is not successful.
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CoE Pushes Social Rights of "Irregular" Migrants
August 26, 2015
Council of Europe ("CoE") Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks argues that countries should repeal laws criminalizing "irregular" migration - the process of illegally entering or remaining in a country - and should provide for the access of such "irregular" migrants to social human rights, including the rights to shelter, clothing, and food.
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EU Plans Migrant Relocation Mechanism
August 14, 2015
In recent remarks, European Commissioner on Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos called for agreement on a Europe-wide solution to the migration crisis in Greece and other EU member countries and has announced plans for a migrant relocation mechanism for use in "future emergency situations."
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EU Seeks Common Plan for UN Climate Talks
August 12, 2015
Luxembourg environment minister Carole Dieschbourg, whose country will hold the European Council Presidency during UN climate talks in December and who will therefore be responsible for developing the EU joint negotiating strategy, has called on EU countries to develop common positions on greenhouse gas cuts and plans for "climate finance" in developing countries.
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