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EU Launches Actions Against States over Services
November 30, 2016
The European Commission has signaled its commitment to the completion of the "single market" in services, and the centralization of jurisdiction in EU institutions over the provision of services, by publicizing legal actions it is taking against nine EU member states regarding what it considers to be excessive obstacles to cross-border services.
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EU Makes Broad Pledge to Global "Climate Finance"
November 30, 2016
The European Commission recently released a "fact sheet" indicating that it is on track to dedicate at least €14 billion, as part of its pledge to allocate 20 percent of its budget to climate actions, between 2014 and 2020 to finance development initiatives in poor countries to combat or adapt to the impacts of global warming.
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CoE Official: Increase Migrants' Access to "Social Rights"
November 30, 2016
In a recent comment, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks calls on European governments to avoid "undermining" international human rights law by adopting restrictive immigration policies and to offer "irregular migrants" access to various economic and social rights.
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ECtHR: Dismissal of Judge Violated Right to "Private Life"
November 30, 2016
The European Court of Human Rights has held that Hungary's dismissal of the Vice-President of its Constitutional Court, as part of the country's constitutional reforms of 2012, violated his right under European human rights law to respect for his private life.
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German Minister Warns UK Against Tax Cuts
November 29, 2016
Deutsche Welle reports that German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has warned UK Prime Minister Theresa May against pursuing a set of proposed corporate tax cuts to maintain economic competitiveness during and after the Brexit process, arguing that, while the UK is still a member of the EU, "they are bound by European law."
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