European Union

“You can go your own way…”

April 10, 2017

As the UK begins sorting out the details of its breakup with the EU, “Brexit” is certain to cause repercussions for many years to come. [...]

Update on Safe Harbor

March 21, 2016

The European Union and the United States have reached a temporary agreement to deal with the falling out of Safe Harbor and the distrust in transatlantic data flows. [...]

Protecting the door without fencing it in

December 21, 2015

As the EU struggles to recover from the recent terrorist attacks, while simultaneously trying to address the continued influx of refugees, the fate of the Schengen Zone as well as those seeking asylum hangs in the balance. [...]

How do you say no when you cannot say no?

November 16, 2015

When it comes to refugees seeking asylum in the European Union (“EU”), it is not as easy as “just saying no.” Legally speaking, human rights trump all, regardless of the cost. This has created a Catch-22 that is testing the mettle of the twenty-eight member states. [...]