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EU Official Calls Summit on Enforcing Pollution Laws
January 24, 2018
European Commissioner for the Environment Karmenu Vella has summoned officials from nine EU member states to an "air quality ministerial summit" at the end of January pressuring them on reducing air pollution in line with EU law and has announced the creation of a Compliance Assurance Action Plan to guide governments through the process of combating pollution.
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FRA Warns of Widespread "Pressures" on NGOs
January 24, 2018
A recent report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) warns of a variety of increased pressures facing activist nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) throughout the EU, extending to the difficulty of such NGOs in obtaining funding through national budgets and their lack of consultation with public officials prior to the passage of laws.
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UK Business Group Pushes to Remain in EU Customs Union
January 22, 2018
Bloomberg reports that Director General of the Confederation of British Industry Carolyn Fairbairn has called for the UK government to negotiate a Brexit deal that would keep Britain within the EU customs union, meaning the UK could not negotiate separate free trade deals with countries outside the bloc.
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EU Parliament Seeks Stricter Standards on Energy
January 19, 2018
Nature reports that the European Parliament has passed legislation pushing EU countries to obtain 35 percent of their energy from renewable sources by the year 2030 and raising a legally binding target for energy efficiency in buildings and in consumer goods after 2021.
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EU Task Force Explores Subsidiarity, Proportionality
January 19, 2018
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has appointed members to an EU Task Force on "Subsidiarity, Proportionality and 'Doing Less More Efficiently'" to identify what projects "could be devolved or definitely returned to Member States" and in which areas EU officials could cooperate more effectively with national or local officials.
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