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Commission Proposes European Agenda on Security
April 28, 2015
In recent remarks, European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans pushed for the adoption of the Commission's proposed European Agenda on Security, which would ramp up security coordination among EU member states and develop more data-sharing and judicial cooperation in the EU.
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Ministers Back EU Tax "Clampdown"
April 27, 2015
AFP reports that as the European Commission investigates alleged special tax deals for multinational corporations in certain countries, EU finance ministers recently agreed to a deal seeking to fight corporate tax "avoidance" by mandating communications on tax rulings among EU countries.
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EU: Members Have Not Implemented Economic Reforms
April 27, 2015
Reuters reports that an EU document presented to finance ministers from the bloc expresses concern that EU member states have failed to implement necessary reforms mandated by the European Commission.
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EU Considers Regulator for Internet Giants
April 24, 2015
The International Business Times reports that the office of the EU Digital Commissioner is considering the creation of a powerful regulatory body that would oversee operations of large internet technology companies, such as American companies Google and Facebook, in Europe.
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Official Investigates Secrecy in EU Lawmaking
April 24, 2015
As the EU faces complaints of a "democratic deficit" between the people and the bloc's institutions, EUobserver reports that the office of the European Ombudsman has announced investigations into nontransparent lawmaking among the EU Commission, Parliament, and Council.
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