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EU Court Official Sees High Bar for Agricultural Measures
May 08, 2017
The Court of Justice of the EU's Advocate General Michal Bobek has concluded that EU member states are only permitted to adopt emergency measures to prevent the cultivation of genetically modified crops in their territory if they can demonstrate the presence of certain stringent conditions relating to health and the environment.
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UK Pushes Back on Reported "Brexit Bill" Estimate
May 03, 2017
Reuters reports that UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has denied that Britain will accede to a reported EU demand of 100 billion euros to cover the country's financial "obligations" after Brexit, including farm payments and 2019 and 2020 EU administration fees.
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EU Agency Studies "Citizenship Education" Initiative
May 03, 2017
As part of its project on "strengthening national human rights infrastructures," and in line with the EU's agendas focused on rights to "non-discrimination" and "tolerance," the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights performed a field visit in France to learn about the country's "citizenship education" program.
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Article: EU Must Restrain "Unruly Members"
May 03, 2017
Máté Hajba of the Free Market Foundation in Hungary and Dalibor Rohac of the American Enterprise Institute assert that plans among Western EU leaders to advance a "multi-speed" model for EU integration will conflict with what they say is the need to push back against "unruly members" like Hungary and Poland.
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EC Attempts to Assert Social Role Through Parental Leave
April 26, 2017
As part of European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Pillar of Social Rights initiative designed to demonstrate the EU’s relevance in European social issues, the EC is set to release a “work-life balance proposal” that could significantly increase business obligations toward employees.
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