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EU Seeks Standardized Asylum Rules
July 20, 2016
Politico reports that a European Commission proposal for reforming the EU's Common European Asylum System includes measures to standardize rules for dealing with asylum seekers across member states and using financial incentives for countries as part of a permanent refugee resettlement system.
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EU Advances Further Objections to Google Market Practices
July 20, 2016
Supplementing its past complaints regarding internet giant Google's Android operating system, the European Commission has sent the company two new Statements of Objection asserting that it violated EU competition laws by favoring its own shopping services in its search results and by restricting websites from displaying other companies' search advertisements.
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Truck Companies Face Record EU Fine for Collusion
July 20, 2016
The European Commission has announced a record €3 billion sanction on five truck companies for colluding on truck prices and for collaborating on the extent to which they would pass on the costs of environmentally friendly technologies to consumers.
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ECJ Official Finds Restrictions on Data Retention
July 20, 2016
The Guardian reports that an opinion from an Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU, in a case on UK data retention laws, asserts that EU law only permits "a general obligation to retain data" in order to further the objective of law enforcement agencies to combat "serious crime."
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EU Proposes Major Farmer Subsidies
July 20, 2016
EUobserver reports that the European Commission has proposed an agricultural package of €500 million to ease economic problems facing EU farmers, including by reducing milk production in order to raise dairy prices.
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