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Austrian Official Declines Support for EU Army
January 04, 2019
Oliver Lane writes that Austrian Defense Minister Mario Kunasek has declined support for the development of a pan-EU army, though he approved of greater collaboration among EU members and institutions on defense and security policies.
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UK Official Explains Skills-Based Post-Brexit Migration Plan
January 04, 2019
UK Minister of State for Immigration Caroline Nokes describes how the UK’s post-Brexit immigration plan will still permit the migration into Britain of EU citizens who are students or who have “skills and experience that will benefit the UK economy and our society.”
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EC Accepts Compromise on Italian Budget Deficit
January 04, 2019
Bloomberg reports that, in December, the European Commission (EC) accepted a compromise with the Italian government in a conflict over the country’s plans to raise spending in violation of EU “excessive budget” rules, with the EC allowing Italy to carry a budget deficit just above the bloc’s limits.
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EU Agency Pushes More Action on Emissions Goals
January 03, 2019
In a report on country-by-country efforts to achieve EU energy goals by the year 2020, the European Environment Agency called on EU member states to ramp up their investments in renewable energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the bloc.
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EU Body Warns of Harms Caused by Cutting Migration
January 03, 2019
In December, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted an opinion finding that, due to an ageing European population and other factors, restricting migration into the EU and failing to integrate migrants into host societies have a negative impact on the bloc’s labor force and cause rises in racism and xenophobia.
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