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Canada, EU Sign Comprehensive Trade Agreement
November 01, 2016
The BBC reports that the EU and Canada have signed their Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement after negotiators made last-minute amendments to the deal to overcome objections from the Parliament of Wallonia in Belgium on environmental, labor, and consumer standards.
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Poland: EU Oversteps Authority on Rule of Law Probe
October 31, 2016
EUobserver reports that the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has argued in a letter to the European Commission that its probe of the government's treatment of the country's Constitutional Tribunal under the EU Rule of Law Mechanism is biased and lacks "respect for sovereignty, subsidiarity, and national identity."
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Swiss Officials Reject Second Immigration Referendum
October 31, 2016
The Local reports that the Swiss Government has rejected a petition for a second referendum on whether the country should limit migration from the EU, as campaigners seek to nullify the results of a 2014 vote in favor of renegotiating agreements with the bloc to return control of the country's migration policy to national institutions.
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EU Prepares to Ramp up Defense Spending
October 31, 2016
As EU leaders call for greater military cooperation following the UK's exit from the bloc, CNBC reports that the European Parliament is preparing to vote on a "Preparatory Action for Defense Research" budget plan that would allocate, for the first time, EU funds for military research over the next three years.
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NGOs Succeed in EU Legal Aid Push
October 28, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Open Society Foundations has published an article detailing the close involvement of it and other NGOs in pressuring the EU to pass "comprehensive" legislation prescribing specific rules on how EU member states must provide legal aid to criminal defendants.
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