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EU Parliament Approves UN Climate Deal Ratification
October 05, 2016
The European Parliament has voted to approve the ratification, on behalf of all EU member states, of the UN climate deal agreed in Paris last year, as EU leaders trumpet a set of supranational measures implementing the agreement's provisions on limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
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EU Committee Calls for "Comprehensive" Nuclear Power Plan
October 05, 2016
The European Economic and Social Committee has criticized an energy proposal from the European Commission for failing to provide a "clear and comprehensive approach" to nuclear power in the EU that addresses issues like global warming and "public acceptability."
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FRA Seeks EU-wide Fundamental Rights Review
October 05, 2016
In remarks indicating that 2015 was "not a good year" for fundamental rights, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Director Michael O'Flaherty called on all EU members to engage in a comprehensive review of their laws to ensure that they do not conflict with international fundamental rights standards.
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Italy Promotes Ambitious EU Army Plans
September 28, 2016
EUobserver reports that, in an initiative that goes beyond current German and French proposals to strengthen EU defense cooperation, a paper from the Italian government calls for the creation of a "joint permanent European Multinational Force" for use in overseas missions.
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Hungary Mulls Push for EU Treaty Change on Migration
September 23, 2016
As the Hungarian government faces pressure to take back asylum seekers who passed through the country on their way to other EU destinations, Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag reports that the government is considering pushing for treaty changes to exempt national migration rules from common EU policies after the country's referendum on EU migration rules in October.
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