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EC Takes Ireland to Court over Apple Taxes
November 13, 2017
In October, the European Commission (EC) announced plans to take Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU over its failure to recover approximately $15 billion in back taxes EU officials say technology company Apple owes the country.
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ECtHR: Latvia Failed to Alleviate Disabled Prisoner's Isolation
November 13, 2017
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recently held that a Latvian prison had violated a deaf and mute prisoner's right against inhuman and degrading treatment by failing to provide him enough personal space and causing feelings of "anguish" and "inferiority" by not providing him adequate ways to communicate.
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EU Official Seeks De-funding of Rule-of-Law Violators
November 08, 2017
EUobserver reports that, in a statement last week, European Commissioner for Justice Vera Jourova called for EU institutions to develop "stronger conditionality between the rule of law and the cohesion funds" used to finance projects in developing EU member states such as Poland and Hungary.
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EU Official Defends Use of Force in Catalonia
November 08, 2017
Politico reports that, in a recent European Parliament debate, European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans defended the "proportionate use of force" by Spanish authorities to prevent Catalonians from voting in an independence referendum he said violated the country's law.
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EC Ramps up Investments in Climate Agenda
November 08, 2017
The European Commission (EC) has approved an investment package of €222 million as part of the EU's LIFE program providing support to a range of environmental, nature, and climate initiatives to accelerate the transition to renewable and "sustainable" energy sources across the bloc.
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