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France to Launch Non-EU Military Crisis Force
April 20, 2018
In June, France will launch a deployable European military crisis force, outside of existing EU efforts for military integration, to bring together European countries with a military capacity and political desire to collaborate during emerging crises.
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EU Body Approves Opinion on "Sustainable" Forestry
April 20, 2018
A report approved by the EU Committee of the Regions' Commission for Natural Resources signals how EU institutions have used their development of a common agricultural policy, trade policy, energy policy, and climate policy to assert authority over related matters, including forests, on which the report calls for action toward "socially and environmentally sustainable growth."
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EC Takes Finland to Court over Bird Hunting
April 20, 2018
Highlighting the extent to which EU policy influences a range of local environmental decisions throughout the bloc, the European Commission (EC) recently referred the Government of Finland to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) for illegal hunting of male wild birds called eiders in a province of the country.
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CoE Issues Guidelines on Media "Pluralism"
April 20, 2018
The Council of Europe's (CoE) Committee of Ministers has launched new, "comprehensive" guidelines on how CoE member states should promote media "pluralism" and how they should develop regulations that require transparency in the ownership of media platforms.
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Poland Argues Judicial Reforms Align with EU Practices
April 20, 2018
Politico reports that the Polish Government has sent the European Commission and European capitals a "white book" seeking to explain how its recent judicial reforms bring the country in line with the practice of other EU member states and asserting that the changes even strengthen the independence of the country's judiciary.
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