Landmark Ruling from Top Eu Court Says Some Fifa Rules on Transfers Are Contrary to Eu Law
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FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup
Critics objected to the bidding process, and human rights groups raised concerns about workplace safety for the migrants who will build the stadiums needed to host the event.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
EU countries may limit right to asylum, European Commission says
Yahoo News - Dec. 11 -
North Macedonia court delays language law ruling amid ethnic tensions
North Macedonia’s Constitutional Court has postponed a ruling on a controversial law concerning the use of minority languages, triggering a protest and a new round of ethnic tensions in the tiny ...ABC News - Dec. 11 -
How Europe is bending the rules to spare carmakers from climate fines
Also in this newsletter: a dispatch from the political mess in RomaniaFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
EU Looks Into Google Ads Targeting Teens
The European Union’s digital regulator is looking into Google’s advertising practices under an online content law that bans companies from using minors’ data for targeted advertising.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10 -
Court rules former Zambian leader Lungu can't run for president again in 2026 election
Zambia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is barred from contesting an election in 2026 because he has already served the maximum two termsABC News - Dec. 10 -
EU’s new competition chief signals reform of anti-trust and state aid rules
Teresa Ribera says changes are needed to make it easier for innovative firms to merge and spur the green transition. The EU’s new competition chief has signalled a shake-up of anti-trust rules to ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
EU's New Competition Chief Plans Policy Overhaul
The new chief of the European Union’s antitrust arm plans to overhaul the bloc’s approach to enforcement to safeguard its competitiveness globally.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10 -
Why EU countries are freezing Syrian asylum applications
Also in this newsletter: How Rachel Reeves’ pitch to Brussels went downFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
US Supreme Court rulings usher in era of regulatory caution
A push by conservatives to cut red tape will raise the bar for enforcement and cause uncertainty for businessFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Several EU nations and the UK pause asylum claims from Syrians
Fall of Assad regime prompts immigration rethink in EuropeFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
Rachel Reeves signals wider reset of EU relations
Labour has ruled out rejoining the EU but may be open to alignment on areas such as farm and food exports.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Supreme Court won't hear case over Hawaii's rules for handguns
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Hawaii man's appeal of his prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Scholz urges EU action to boost steel industry
Yahoo News - Dec. 9 -
South Korea president banned from leaving country as ruling party accused of ‘second coup’
Yoon Suk Yeol subjected to travel ban after his party’s boycott of impeachment vote condemned by opposition. South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been banned from leaving the country, as ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Threatened With Jail, Liz Cheney Condemns Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’
Liz Cheney, the former Republican representative, said President-elect Donald J. Trump “lied about” the bipartisan House committee that investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
Assad’s Rule Ends
We explain the latest developments in Syria.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
Rachel Reeves to pledge ‘ambitious’ economic partnership with EU
UK chancellor will promise to fully honour post-Brexit deals in meeting with bloc’s finance ministersFinancial Times - Dec. 7 -
Jan. 6 rioter gets months off sentence thanks to Supreme Court obstruction ruling
The first Jan. 6 rioter to face trial is now the second to receive a reduced sentence following the Supreme Court’s narrowing of an obstruction charge used against scores of participants in the ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Former Nazi camp guard, now 100, can face trial, German court rules
A former Nazi SS guard, accused of aiding and abetting over 3,300 murders at Sachsenhausen camp during World War II, could face trial.NBC News - Dec. 6 -
EU strikes blockbuster trade deal with Mercosur
Accord would create market of 700mn by dropping tariffs on more than 90% of goodsFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
Mali court frees 11 signatories to declaration calling for ruling military junta to stand down
A court in Mali has freed 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June on charges of plotting against the ruling military junta after calling for a return to civilian ruleABC News - Dec. 6 -
South Korean President Could Declare Martial Law Again, Says Ruling Party Leader
President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an impeachment vote as early as Saturday after placing South Korea under martial law for several hours.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 6 -
South Korea’s ruling party warns president could impose martial law again
Leader of Yoon Suk Yeol’s People Power party calls for him to step down immediatelyFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is living in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say
The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent troops into UkraineABC News - Dec. 6 -
‘Finish line in sight’ for EU-Mercosur trade deal, says Ursula von der Leyen
European Commission president attends South American bloc’s summit as final details of pact are worked outFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can't be extradited to the US
An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga that centers on a corruption case related to an alleged plan to ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
The European Union has agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestationABC News - Dec. 4 -
Court rules former Nazi camp guard, 100, can face trial in Germany
Gregor Formanek is charged with aiding and abetting 3,322 murders at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. German authorities are pressing for a 100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
New Rules for Recruiters
Evaluating talent has become a lot more complicated, especially since truth became optional. So I’m taking a new approach.Inc. - Dec. 3 -
Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18
A Zimbabwean High Court judge has ruled that provisions of a law that deny abortion services to women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 are unconstitutionalABC News - Dec. 3 -
Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18
A Zimbabwean High Court judge has ruled that provisions of a law that deny abortion services to women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 are unconstitutionalABC News - Dec. 3 -
China's AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing's rule
Prominent AI scientist Max Tegmark said the narrative of a geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China racing to build the smartest AI is a "suicide race."CNBC - Dec. 3 -
Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that most of Idaho’s law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate changeABC News - Dec. 3 -
Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past
A Brussels appeals court has ruled that the Belgian state committed a crime against humanity in the case of five mixed-race women who were taken away from their Black mothers in infancyABC News - Dec. 2 -
Human rights court rules against Venezuela in 2013 election case
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Venezuelan government violated the political rights of former opposition presidential candidate Henrique CaprilesABC News - Dec. 2 -
Britain need not choose between Trump and EU, Starmer says
UK prime minister vows to strengthen ties with Washington, Brussels and Beijing in set-piece speechFinancial Times - Dec. 2 -
5 Women Win Reparations From Belgium for Crimes Under Colonial Rule
In a landmark case, a court ruled that the women, now in their 70s and 80s, who were taken from their parents in Belgian Congo, were victims of a crime against humanity.The New York Times - Dec. 2 -
How the EU should deal with Trump’s tariff threat
Brussels must try to ensure its response to the US does not trample on trade rulesFinancial Times - Dec. 2
