Monthly Archives: February 2015

FREE News: 27th February

UK in Europe: IMMIGRATION RISES AS BRITONS FEAR PRESSURE ON JOBS, NHS “Over half of Britons believe immigration has a detrimental effect on the UK’s National Health Service. A new poll by ComRes/ITV News, shows 55% of British adults think … Continue reading

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FREE News: 26th February

“LITHUANIA TO RE-INTRODUCE MILITARY CONSCRIPTION” (EuObserver) In the wake of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Lithuania on Tuesday said it would take steps to reinstate basic military conscription for the next five years. “We must reinforce the country’s defence capacities. Under … Continue reading

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FREE News: 25th February

“UK SUPPORT FOR EU MEMBERSHIP HITS NEW HIGH” (EuObserver) “Britons would vote to remain in the EU by a 10 percent margin, according to new polling published on Wednesday (25 February). Forty-five percent of Britons would back continued membership of … Continue reading

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FREE News: 24th February

UK in Europe MAJORITY OF SCOTS WANT ‘FOUR-NATION CONSENT’ ON EU (Euractiv) “A new poll has shown that an overwhelming majority of Scots think the UK should only leave the European Union if all four UK nations support an exit. … Continue reading

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FREE News: 23rd February 2015

Justice and Home Affairs, ISIS, Terrorism, Foreign Fighters: FLOW OF EUROPEAN JIHADIS DRYING UP “The flow of European fighters from Europe to territory held by the ultra-hardline Islamic State is drying up due to tighter restrictions imposed by European states … Continue reading

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FREE News: The European Institutions’ Events: 23rd – 27th February

General events of the Council of the European Union and Calendar of Meetings (Committee Working Parties) General events of the European Parliament General events of the European Commission and DG Home General events of the Court of Justice of the … Continue reading

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FREE News: 19th February

Migration: Statement by Avramopoulos today at 12:00 on migration. Watch live here TTIP EU REGIONS EAGER TO EXPLOIT TTIP POTENTIAL BUT URGE FOR GUARANTEES ON PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROTECTION STANDARDS (COR Press Releases) “Commissioner Malmström debated challenges and opportunities with … Continue reading

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FREE News: 18th February

Migration: LAMPEDUSA TRAGEDY: AN SOS THE EU CAN NO LONGER IGNORE “ “They took the coffins to Sicily this morning. There was no warning, we found out from the TV. We’d never allow them to go without a flower.” This … Continue reading

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FREE News: 17th February

REFUGEE CRISIS PROMPTS ITALY TO URGE EU FOCUS ON LIBYA (European Voice) “The dramatic escalation of the asylum-seeker crisis in the Mediterranean in recent days has renewed calls for the European Union to bring forward its broad review of migration … Continue reading

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FREE News: 16th February

CJEU case-law: OPINION 2/13 ON EU ACCESSION TO THE ECHR: LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING (by Catherine Barnard, Trinity College, Cambridge) “Opinion 2/13 is a judgment for lawyers, not politicians, albeit one with major political ramifications. It engages in a … Continue reading

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