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Slovakia Adopts the Euro (Jan. 05, 2009) by Theresa Papademetriou
January 1, 2009, marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the EU common currency, the euro, which was instituted six months after the establishment of ...
Topic: Currency and Coins
Jurisdiction: European Union
Legislation on Racism and Xenophobia (Dec. 16, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
On November 28, 2008, after lengthy negotiations, the Council of the European Union Framework Decision on Combating Certain Forms and Expressions of Racism and Xenophobia by ...
Topic: Human Rights
Jurisdiction: European Union
Public Consultation on Impact of Body Scanners on Human Rights (Dec. 09, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
Regulation 300/2008, which was adopted on March 11, 2008, by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, establishes common standards in civil aviation ...
Topic: Aviation Security
Jurisdiction: European Union
New Rules on Tax and Duty-Free Imports (Dec. 09, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
As of December 1, 2008, a new set of rules pertaining to taxable and duty-free imports within the European Union will enter into force, replacing rules ...
Topic: Trade and Commerce
Jurisdiction: European Union
Czech Republic Assumes Presidency in January 2009 (Dec. 08, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
With its ascent to the six-month rotating European Union presidency scheduled to commence on January 1, 2009, the Czech Republic is setting the agenda for its ...
Topic: Government Organization
Jurisdiction: European Union
Mutual Recogntion of Supervision Measures as Alternatives to Provisional Detention (Dec. 05, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
A problem that most European Union Member States face is prison overpopulation. Among the factors identified as contributing to this problem are the excessive use of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: European Union
Sweden Ratifies Lisbon Treaty (Nov. 28, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty – whose purpose is to restructure EU ...
Topic: International Law
Jurisdiction: European Union
Stricter Rules on Animal Testing (Nov. 14, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
For the past eight years, the European Commission has been working on a highly controversial proposal regarding animal testing. The proposal attempts to balance animal rights ...
Topic: Treatment of Animals
Jurisdiction: European Union
Iranian Group's Status on Terrorist List (Oct. 30, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
On October 23, 2008, the European Court of First Instance (ECFI) annulled a decision of the European Council, issued in December 2007, to maintain the People's ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: European Union
National and European Alert Programs to Report Internet Offenses (Oct. 29, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
On October 24, 2008, the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council, which convened in Luxembourg, adopted its conclusions on establishing national alert programs and a ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: European Union
Response to U.S. Financial Crisis (Oct. 03, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
The repercussions of the recent financial crisis in the United States have already been felt across the European Union and in other markets as well. On ...
Topic: Banks and Financial Institutions
Jurisdiction: European Union
Fingerprinting of Roma Approved (Sep. 05, 2008) by Constance Johnson
On September 4, 1008, the European Commission rejected accusations that Italy's fingerprinting of Roma gypsies as part of a census of their population in camps in ...
Topic: Human Rights
Jurisdiction: European Union / Italy
Exchange of Data with Interpol on Lost and Stolen Passports (Sep. 04, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
Pursuant to Common Position 2005/96/JHA, European Union Member States are required to report information on stolen and lost passports to Interpol. The objective of the Common ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: European Union
Proposal to Introduce Communication Among Cars (Sep. 04, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
European Union statistics available for 2006 indicate that approximately 42,000 persons died and more than 1.6 million were involved in automobile accidents in that year. Moreover, ...
Topic: Traffic
Jurisdiction: European Union
Proposal for Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes (Sep. 04, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
Self-extinguishing cigarettes, which go out automatically within a minute if not puffed, are sold in Canada and in some states in the United States. Recently, the ...
Topic: Tobacco and Smoking
Jurisdiction: European Union
EU Emissions Trading System to Join U.N. Carbon Credit Registry by End of 2008 (Sep. 04, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
The European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, which was established in 2005 to meet the EU's Kyoto Protocol commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, enables companies to ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: European Union
Proposal to Amend Regulation on Ozone-Depleting Substances (Sep. 04, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
The 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the ensuing Montreal Protocol of 1987 on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer require ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: European Union
Return of Illegal Immigrants Directive (Jul. 02, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
There are approximately eight million illegal immigrants in the European Union. These immigrants can be held for a certain period of time until their final status ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: European Union
Emissions Trading Scheme and Airlines (Jul. 02, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
A plan on emissions trading, known as the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), has been in force in the European Union since 1995. Based on Directive 2003/87/EC, ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: European Union
Ratification of the Lisbon Treaty (Jul. 02, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty ...
Topic: International Relations
Jurisdiction: Cyprus / European Union
Last updated: 01/05/2009