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UK Official Seeks EU-Wide Approach to Post-Brexit Citizens’ Rights
June 19, 2019
The Guardian reports that the UK’s Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has urged the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to rethink his refusal to “ring-fence” citizens’ rights from the remainder of the UK-EU withdrawal deal to ensure their protection in the event the UK leaves the bloc without an agreement.
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EU Body: SDGs Must Be “Overarching” Focus of Bloc
June 19, 2019
At their annual meeting in Rome, the European Economic and Social Council and its national counterparts adopted a set of conclusions calling on future EU leaders to recognize the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as “the undisputed and overarching priority of the European Union for the next decade.”
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EU Institutions Offer Pension Fund as Part of Capital Markets Union
June 19, 2019
The EU institutions have completed another step in their construction of a Capital Markets Union by creating a “pan-European pension product” and facilitating the distribution of investment funds across EU member states.
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EU Council Adopts Emissions Standards for Trucks
June 19, 2019
The Council of the EU has adopted the bloc’s first emissions standards for trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles in a bid to “decarbonize” the EU’s road transport system.
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EU Institutions Adopt “Work-Life Balance” Directive
June 19, 2019
The EU institutions have adopted directive on “work-life balance” that will require employers across the bloc to permit paternity leave, parental leave, and “carers’ leave” for workers caring for ill relatives.
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