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London Mayor’s New Commission to Decide Future of London’s Landmarks
June 10, 2020
As reported by The Spectator, London Mayor Sadiq Kahn's “Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm” will review London’s landmarks “to ensure that the physical landscape of the capital conforms to current ideological sensitivities.”
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European Court Judge Expresses Concern over German CC Court Monetary Policy Pushback
June 10, 2020
Marc van der Woude, a Dutch jurist and judge at the General Court of the European Union has expressed his “deep concern” about a recent German Constitutional Court decision that a 2015 bond-buying program by the European Central Bank (ECB) would be illegal under German law, unless the ECB can provide adequate justification within the next three months.
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NordStream 2 Pipeline Dispute Intensifies
June 10, 2020
The ongoing dispute between the United States and Russia relating to the completion of the NordStream 2 natural gas pipeline has intensified, with German leaders having to navigate between the geopolitical concerns of the U.S., Poland, Ukraine, and Baltic countries and its own medium-term energy security.
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CNN: ECB and Germany "Throw a Wall of Money" at the Coronavirus Recession
June 09, 2020
After Germany’s government approved a national €130 billion ($146 billion) stimulus package to kickstart its post-COVID-19 economy, the European Central Bank ("ECB") expressed its intention to expand its EU-wide bond-buying program, with a commitment to buy €1.35 trillion ($1.5 trillion) of bonds.
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UK and EU Differ on Extradition Request Approval Process
June 03, 2020
British and EU negotiators are set to clash over the terms of a new extradition treaty, with the United Kingdom demanding that its judges have greater powers to refuse European Union extradition requests than that provided for under the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).
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