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US Official Calls for UK Rejection of EU Food Standards
January 10, 2018
Bloomberg reports that, in a recent interview, US Department of Agriculture trade official Ted McKinney stated that a US-UK trade deal is far more likely after Brexit if Britain rejects EU food and environmental safety standards with which the country currently must comply.
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Hungary, Poland Push for Larger Voice in EU
January 10, 2018
Reuters reports that, at a recent joint news conference, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki asserted that the EU's "failed" policy of migration quotas "infringes on sovereign decisions of member states" and called for "a strong say" for the national governments of Central and Eastern Europe in EU governance.
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EU Bodies Agree to Broad Climate Targets for 2030
January 10, 2018
European Commission officials recently welcomed as a new step toward the EU's 2030 climate policy framework an agreement between the European Parliament and Council to a broad-reaching "effort sharing regulation" that will seek to reduce carbon emissions in "transport, buildings, waste and agriculture" across the EU by 30 percent.
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EC Proposes New EU-wide Working Standards
January 10, 2018
As part of its efforts toward a European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Commission (EC) has proposed a directive mandating "more transparent and predictable working conditions across the EU" by requiring more corporate disclosures to employees on working conditions and new minimum standards for workers, including those working under "atypical contracts."
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EC Sets out Principles of Economic Integration of Migrants
January 10, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has signed an agreement with a group of trade unions and business organizations called the EU Social and Economic partners setting out "key principles for the integration of refugees into the labour market" as a model of action at the European and national levels.
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