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Activists Criticize Report on EP Allowances
May 21, 2018
Politico reports that transparency advocates are dismissing as "wholly inadequate" recommendations contained in a European Parliament (EP) report suggesting reforms to an allowance distributed each month to EP Members, calling on the EU institution to require a full accounting of expenditures made using the allowance.
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EC Seeks to Mandate Biometric ID Cards
May 18, 2018
Reuters reports that the European Commission (EC) has issued a proposal that would require national governments to include their citizens' fingerprints on the identification cards they issue, as a measure aimed at preventing terrorism and transnational crime in the EU.
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Macron Targets Nationalism as EU Foe
May 18, 2018
Reuters reports on the contents of a recent speech by President Emmanuel Macron to the European Parliament, outlining his vision for a shared "European sovereignty" through EU institutions to combat growing nationalist movements, which he blamed for "tearing Europe apart."
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ECJ Rules Against Poland in Logging Case
May 18, 2018
AP reports that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has concluded the Government of Poland violated EU environmental law by permitting an increase in logging in one of the country's eastern forests, despite the government's argument that logging was necessary to combat an insect infestation in the region.
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UK Judge Defines Businessman's "Right to Be Forgotten"
May 18, 2018
The Guardian reports that a British judge recently ordered Google, under EU law, to remove information about the conviction of a businessman in the 1990s for conspiracy to intercept communications, finding the tech giant must respect his "right to be forgotten" because he had shown remorse for his actions and was unlikely to repeat the crime.
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