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MEP: "Tax Deals" Violate EU Rules
September 09, 2016
In an interview on the European Commission's imposition of a €13 billion fine on tech company Apple for unpaid taxes, German Member of the European Parliament Markus Ferber argued that any government attempt to attract business investment by granting a "tax deal" is illegal under EU law.
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Ireland Keeps EU Army Plan at Arm's Length
September 07, 2016
The Irish Independent reports that Irish government officials are distancing themselves from reported EU plans, backed by national leaders from Central and Eastern Europe, to create common EU military structures that would work independently of NATO.
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FRA Trains EU Border Agency on Rights
September 07, 2016
In partnership with the UN Refugee Agency, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has launched the second phase of its training of the EU border entity, Frontex, consisting of specialized training on how to avoid human rights violations while managing the protection of the bloc's external borders.
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ECtHR: Prison Failed to Adequately Treat Heroin Addict
September 07, 2016
The European Court of Human Rights has held that the German government failed to meet its burden of proof in showing that it adequately consulted medical professionals when declining to provide methadone treatment to a prisoner addicted to heroin and therefore violated his right against torture.
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Tyrie: EU's "Four Freedoms" Are Not Inviolable
September 02, 2016
British Member of Parliament Andrew Tyrie has published a paper discussing post-Brexit options for the UK and asserting that EU leaders need a "reality check" in acknowledging that the bloc's so-called "four freedoms" - of goods, services, people, and capital - "are not inviolable and inextricably interdependent."
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