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NGO Report Pushes for UK "Environmental Justice" After Brexit
March 05, 2018
The Centre for International Governance Innovation has published a report warning that the UK must create a framework for "environmental justice" after it leaves the EU to prevent backsliding on European standards strengthened through the "courageous and imaginative jurisprudence" of the Court of Justice of the EU.
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EC Threatens Countries on Air-Pollution Actions
March 05, 2018
Euronews reports that the European Commission (EC) recently demanded that nine EU member states explain what they are doing to remedy high air-pollution levels within their territory and warned that, without sufficient action to improve their air quality, it would file a complaint against them in the Court of Justice of the EU.
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ECtHR: Russia Violated Privacy Rights by Copying Laptop Files
March 05, 2018
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recently held that Russian customs officers had violated the rights of a photojournalist to respect for private life by copying the contents of his laptop in a search for "extremist" material following his return to the country from the region of Abkhazia.
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EU Official: Future Trade Deals Will Include Climate Pledge
March 01, 2018
The Independent reports that European Commissioner for trade Cecilia Malmström has announced that the EU will require a binding reference to the 2015 UN Paris climate agreement in all future trade deals it signs with other jurisdictions.
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EU Proposal Targets US Digital Firms with Revenue Tax
February 28, 2018
Politico reports that, according to a draft report, European Commission officials are proposing a "short-term" scheme targeting large companies in the digital industry - most located in the US - with a new corporate tax based on revenue that would be redistributed proportionally to countries across the EU.
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