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Luxembourg Calls for Increased EU Border Controls
December 08, 2015
The Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU has called for the establishment of a border-control operation run by the EU agency Frontex at the northern border of Greece to manage migration and for the reintroduction of identity checks and other border controls in other countries in the Schengen's currently passport-free travel area.
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UK Complains of Double Standard in EU Recycling Proposal
December 08, 2015
The Telegraph reports that British Government officials are concerned that an EU proposal would require the country to recycle 65 percent of its household waste or face fines, while it would set lower targets for seven EU countries with the lowest recycling rates.
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EU Officials Consider Establishing "European FBI"
December 08, 2015
POLITICO reports that calls from national and EU leaders to transform the European intelligence agency Europol into a full-fledged law enforcement agency in charge of aggregating intelligence on suspected terrorists, like the US Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), has received push-back from some legislators and government officials.
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EU Investigates Alleged Tax Breaks for McDonald's
December 07, 2015
POLITICO reports that as the European Commission opens an investigation of a ruling in Luxembourg that allegedly exempted a McDonald's subsidiary from paying taxes, activists argue that this and other rulings highlight a need for "a fundamental review of the tax system" in the European Union.
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UK Considers Including Judicial Review in HRA Reform
December 07, 2015
The UK Government has announced that it is delaying plans to replace its Human Rights Act ("HRA") with a British Bill of Rights, and thus to weaken the link between British courts and the European Court of Human Rights, as it considers replacing review by the Strasbourg court with constitutional review by a domestic supreme or constitutional court.
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