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Abulafia: Europe "Myth" Prevents Reform
March 04, 2015
In an article announcing the launch of a project called Historians for Britain, Professor David Abulafia argues that the myth of "Europeanness," which he says has never actually existed, is holding back the reform of the EU's institutional problems and a renegotiated U.K. relationship with the bloc.
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Court Holds ECB Exceeded Powers on Clearing Houses
March 04, 2015
The Court of Justice of the EU has upheld a U.K. legal challenge to a policy of the European Central Bank ("ECB") that large euro transactions should take place within the eurozone, finding that the ECB had exceeded its mandate in producing the policy.
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EU Pushes Federalization of Energy Regulation
February 25, 2015
The Guardian reports that the European Commission is set to announce plans to centralize authority over energy policy in the EU at the expense of national energy regulators in the bloc's member states.
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EU Considers Complaint Against U.K. Religious Schools
February 25, 2015
The Daily Mail reports that the European Commission is considering a complaint against religious schools in Britain for employment discrimination in the hiring of staff members on the basis of their religious beliefs.
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ECHR Upholds Ruling Against Poland on CIA Cooperation
February 25, 2015
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") has rejected a challenge by Polish officials to overturn its judgment that Poland engaged in human rights violations by permitting the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") to allegedly abuse terrorism suspects on its soil.