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Official: UK Cannot Halt Pre-Brexit EU Integration
October 11, 2016
Calling the EU "a community with a shared destiny" and "a model of society," European Parliament President Martin Schulz has asserted that, prior to Brexit, the UK will not have the authority to stop plans for the integration of EU military policy and that Britain will not retain access to the bloc's single market without accepting the free movement of people.
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EU Agency Calls for Bolstered Collective Bargaining Rights
October 11, 2016
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, which produces reports on work-related policies in the EU, has published an article asserting that the best way for EU member states to properly implement an EU directive on maximum working time is to expand collective bargaining rights for employees.
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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.