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CoE Calls for Binding Whistle-blower Protection Treaty
July 07, 2015
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ("CoE") has called on the US to permit Edward Snowden, who leaked classified government surveillance information in 2013, to raise a "public interest" defense if prosecuted, and called for a binding multilateral treaty for whistle-blowers at national intelligence services.
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EU Report Details Plans for Economic Integration
July 07, 2015
A recent report from leaders of the EU institutions outlines plans for further economic integration of the eurozone, to be completed by the year 2025, with proposed mechanisms including a common eurozone treasury and a eurozone-wide insurance scheme for banking deposits.
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Migration, Greek Debt Reveal Stark Divisions Within EU
July 07, 2015
The New York Times reports that two recent issues facing Europe - the arrival of waves of migrants in Southern European countries and negotiations over Greece's debt payments - have spotlighted deep divisions among EU member states and have led to the rise of anti-EU sentiment across the bloc.
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Extensive Report Calls for EU Reform or British Exit
July 06, 2015
A new, 1000-page report from the nongovernmental organization Business for Britain - entitled "Change, or Go" - calls for Britain to exit the EU if UK Prime Minister David Cameron cannot reclaim substantial sovereign authority from the EU in upcoming negotiations.
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Lamont: EU Ideals Conflict with Democratic Sovereignty
July 06, 2015
Former UK Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont writes that the Greek financial crisis demonstrates how the "inflexible, irreversible rules of the euro" are in conflict with the principle of people as sovereign in a national democratic system.
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