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ECJ Official Approves Britain's Benefits Test
October 09, 2015
Advocate-General of the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") Pedro Cruz Villalón has advised the ECJ to uphold the UK's "right-to-reside" test, which restricts the availability of certain social benefits to migrants from other EU member countries, finding that the test is justified to protect the UK budget.
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EU Countries Agree to Automatic Tax Information Exchange
October 09, 2015
Finance ministers from EU member countries have agreed to a proposal requiring governments to share all of their tax rulings for corporations, including those made up to five years ago, in order to prevent countries from granting favorable tax treatment to certain companies operating within their borders.
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Official Advises ECJ to Overturn German Refugee Restriction
October 09, 2015
Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalón has advised the ECJ to strike down a German rule requiring refugees in receipt of social security benefits to take up residence in a particular location in the country.
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CoE Assembly Calls for Reduction of Income Inequality
October 08, 2015
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ("CoE"), whose mission is to uphold "human rights, democracy and the rule of law" in Europe, has called for countries to do more, including through easing collective bargaining and raising the minimum wage, to decrease income inequality among their citizens.
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Newspapers Seek EU-Mandated Payments from Google
October 08, 2015
Politico reports that European newspaper companies are lobbying the EU to reform its copyright regime to require Google to compensate newspapers when its search engine reproduces snippets of their articles.
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