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EU Officials Agree to Non-NATO Military Cooperation
November 16, 2016
At a meeting in Brussels, a group of defense and foreign ministers from EU member states agreed to authorize a military plan called “permanent structured cooperation,” under which EU countries who wish to increase defense cooperation outside of North Atlantic Treaty Organization structures will be able to do so.
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Mothers Criticize EU Baby Formula Regulations
November 16, 2016
The Telegraph reports that UK mothers and Members of Parliament are criticizing EU measures prohibiting any promotion of baby formula that have prevented them from receiving perks such as free parking and rewards points at supermarkets because they do not or cannot breastfeed.
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Banks Are Unprepared for EU Loan Rules
November 11, 2016
Reuters reports that the European Banking Authority has warned European banks are not prepared for significant changes to EU accounting rules, set to enter force in 2018, that will require them to keep more capital on hand in case of bad loans, as international banking regulators recommend that the EU push back entry into force of the new rules.
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Hungarian Amendment Against EU Resettlement Fails
November 10, 2016
The Hungarian Government's proposed constitutional amendment seeking to counter the EU's migrant resettlement policies by establishing that immigration policy is a national competence has failed to secure the necessary number of votes for adoption in the country's Parliament.
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German Minister Details EU Defense Plans
November 09, 2016
Amid concerns by US and British officials regarding what they perceive to be the duplicative nature of EU defense institutions, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has called for the EU to bolster its support to a "European security and defence union" that "should work in a complementary fashion" with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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