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    Malta: Spring Bird Hunting Season Banned (Mar. 20, 2009) For the second year in a row, the Maltese government has banned spring bird hunting season. As in 2008, the new ban is the result of a case on the issue brought by the European Commission against Malta, which is currently pending before the European Court of Justice. The Commission asserts that […]
    • Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
    • Date: 2009-03-20
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    Malta: Government Accused of Concealing Tuna Exports (Sept. 2, 2008) It was reported on August 17, 2008, that the Maltese government has been accused of concealing its true export figures of bluefin tuna, amounting to an alleged discrepancy in value of over €100 million (approximately US$147 million) above the amount the country might normally gain from such exports. International conservation groups deem […]
    • Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
    • Date: 2008-09-02
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    Cyprus; Malta: Adoption of the Euro (Jan. 2, 2008) As of January 1, 2008, the national currencies of two European Union Members, the pound of Cyprus and the lira of Malta, have been replaced by the euro. Thus far, 15 out of the 27 EU Members share a common currency. The two countries became full-fledged EU Members on May 1, 2004, […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2008-01-02
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    Malta: Government Passes Three Laws to Encourage Blockchain Technology (Aug. 31, 2018) On July 4, 2018, the Maltese government enacted three laws whose goal is to make Malta a haven for projects that rely on blockchain and other distributed ledger technology (DLT). The Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act (MDIA Act), Innovative Technology Arrangements and Services Act (ITAS Act), and Virtual Financial Assets Act (VFA […]
    • Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
    • Date: 2018-08-31
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    Council of Europe; Malta: Convention on Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism Ratified, Will Enter into Force (Mar. 2, 2008) On January 31, 2008, Malta became the sixth nation to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on Financing of Terrorism (of May 16, 2005). As a result, the Convention will enter into force on May 1, 2008, pursuant to article […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2008-03-02
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    Bulgaria; European Union: Ratification of Lisbon Treaty (Apr. 2, 2008) On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. According to its advocates, the purpose of the Treaty, signed on December 13, 2007, by 27 […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2008-04-02
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    European Union: Cyprus Takes over EU Presidency on July 1, 2012 (July 6, 2012) On July 1, 2012, Cyprus, itself on the brink of a bailout and still divided, with Turkish forces occupying 37% of its northern territory, assumed the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first time since it joined the EU on May 1, 2004. Malta and Bulgaria […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2012-07-06
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    Council of Europe: Convention to Prevent and Combat Violence Against Women Enters into Force (Aug. 12, 2014) On August 1, 2014, the Council of Europe (COE) Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence entered into force, following its ratification by 14 signatories, which are all COE Member States: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2014-08-12
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    United Nations: Treaty on Mercury to Come into Force (June 7, 2017) On May 19, 2017, the United Nations announced that the Minamata Convention on Mercury will become effective on August 16, 2017.  The Convention has been signed by 128 countries and now ratified or acceded to by more than 50 states, including most recently Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania, and Sweden.  […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2017-06-07
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    ANGOLA – New Press Law Law Library of Congress GLOBAL LEGAL MONITOR January 2008 ISSUE 1 G.L.M. 2008 Featured Topics: Capital Punishment | Children | Civil Disobedience | Civil Procedure | Communications and Electronic Information | Consumer Protection | Courts | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure Education | Elections and Politics | Energy | Family | Freedom of Information | Gender Equality Government Ethics | Government Organization | Health...
    • Contributor: Kimberly Shanea Zellars
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    European Union: Return of Illegal Immigrants Directive (July 2, 2008) 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 is determined by the immigration authorities of the EU Member States. Thousands of illegal immigrants have reached the southern region of the EU by boat. A […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2008-07-02
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    Ireland: EU Divorce Plan Rejected (July 7, 2010) Ireland has declined to take part in a European Union plan for enhanced cooperation in divorce cases. The proposed scheme has been agreed upon by 14 Member States implementing, for the first time, rules contained in the Lisbon Treaty allowing core countries to proceed in an initiative without all Member States taking […]
    • Contributor: Clarke, Stephen
    • Date: 2010-07-07
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    European Union; Hungary: European Parliament Resolution on Hungary's Media Law (Mar. 16, 2011) Although the threat of the European Union taking legal action against Member State Hungary for its controversial new Media Law has subsided, the European Parliament passed a resolution on March 10, 2011, that criticizes the Law as well as certain aspects of the European Commission's role in helping Hungarian authorities ensure the […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2011-03-16
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    European Union; Switzerland: Schengen Area Accession (Jan. 12, 2009) The Schengen acquis (body of law) came into being in 1985 when the governments of Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands signed an agreement in Schengen, Luxembourg, to establish an area free of internal borders for nationals, goods, and services. In June 1990, the five original signatories signed the Convention that […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2009-01-12
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    Italy: Supreme Court Decision Finds Tax Inversion Illegal Absent Actual Transfer of Functions (Oct. 22, 2020) On March 16, 2020, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation issued Decision No. 10098 on the legal consequences of tax inversion (esterovestizione), which is the relocation abroad of the residence of a person or company in order to enjoy a more advantageous tax regime. Confirming its precedent, the Court held that the […]
    • Contributor: Figueroa, Dante
    • Date: 2020-10-22
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    European Union; Spain: Temporary Limitation of Free Movement of Romanian Workers (Aug. 17, 2011) On August 11, 2011, the European Commission allowed Spain to temporarily restrict the access of Romanian workers to its labor market. (2011/503/EU: Commission Decision of 11 August 2011 Authorising Spain to Temporarily Suspend the Application of Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2011-08-17
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    European Court of Human Rights; Italy: Crucifixes Allowed in Schools (Apr. 7, 2011) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in Strasbourg, handed down a decision on March 18, 2011, on the controversy over the presence of crucifixes in schools. As the headline of the Italian newspaper IL GIORNALE summed up the ruling, “Crucifixes in Schools, Italy Wins the Fight; Does Not Violate Human Rights.” […]
    • Contributor: Ferreira, Dario
    • Date: 2011-04-07
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    European Union: Report on the Quality of Fiscal Data Provided by EU Members in 2010 (Apr. 18, 2011) One of the essential requirements in order for the European Monetary Union (EMU) to function properly is that the EU members must avoid excessive budget deficits. The Protocol on the Excessive Deficit Procedure provides that EU members must agree to adhere to two conditions: a) a deficit to Gross Domestic Product ratio […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2011-04-18
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    European Union: Benefits of a Proposal for a Financial Transaction Tax (Apr. 12, 2012) On March 23, 2012, the European Commission released some data and information related to the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), which was initially proposed through a directive issued on September 28, 2011. If the FTT is adopted, it will be levied on all transactions between financial institutions, provided that at least one party […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2012-04-12
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    United Nations: Global Strategy to End Detention of Refugees Includes Suggested Legal Reforms (July 10, 2014) On July 3, 2014, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a global strategy designed to encourage countries to end the detention of asylum-seekers, refugees, and stateless persons who arrive at their borders. The strategy is in response to the fact that, as the UNHCR observed, many […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2014-07-10
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    United States: U.S. District Court Denies Motion for Service of Process via Twitter in Cryptocurrency Value Manipulation Case On December 13, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued a ruling in a class action case against Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, that service of process through Twitter did not satisfy the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f). (Cox v. CoinMarketCap OpCo LLC, … Continue reading “United States: U.S. District Court Denies...
    • Contributor: Myers, Louis
    • Date: 2022-01-06
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    European Union: The Netherlands in Charge of EU Presidency (Jan. 29, 2016) On January 1, 2016, the Netherlands took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union and will be in charge of the Council agenda for the next six months. (The Netherlands and the EU Presidency, Netherlands EU Presidency 2016 website (last visited Jan. 29, 2016).)  The 2009 Lisbon EU […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2016-01-29
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    Bulgaria: New Law Allows Acquiring Citizenship in Exchange for Investments (May 24, 2021) On March 5, 2021, the president of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, signed into law Decree No. 80 on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria and Decree No. 81 of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria on the Amendments and Additions to the Law on […]
    • Contributor: Fremer, Iana
    • Date: 2021-05-24
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    European Union: Ratification of Treaty of Paris on Climate Change (Oct. 12, 2016) On October 4, 2016, the European Parliament (EP) ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change. The majority of the Members of the EP, 610, voted in favor of ratification, with 38 against and 31 abstentions.  (Aline Robert, MEPs Vote to Ratify Paris Agreement, EURACTIV (Oct. 4, 2016); The Paris Agreement, United Nations […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2016-10-12
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    European Union: Commission Adopts New Measures to Respond to Refugee Crisis (Sept. 30, 2015) On September 9, 2015, the European Commission adopted a Communication that contains short- and long-term measures to address the current migrant crisis, to assist countries of entry through the creation of “hotspots,” and to address the root causes of irregular migration. The concrete operational, budgetary, and legal proposals are all annexed to […]
    • Contributor: Papademetriou, Theresa
    • Date: 2015-09-30