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EU Seeks Centralized Asylum Powers in Relocation Proposal
April 06, 2016
A European Commission proposal for a new resettlement plan that would impose requirements on EU member states to take in refugees first registered in other countries includes new powers for an EU agency to decide asylum requests on behalf of national governments.
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CoE Produces Internet Governance Strategy
April 06, 2016
The Council of Europe ("CoE") Committee of Ministers has adopted an "Internet Governance Strategy for 2016-2019," which pressures countries to protect human rights and the rule of law online in part by addressing concerns on mass surveillance and providing for the development of standards for internet "intermediaries" on freedom of expression.
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EU Faces Pushback over Firearms Proposals
April 06, 2016
Politico reports that European pro-firearms groups are using a variety of tactics to halt or pare down a proposal from the European Commission that would restrict the purchase of certain guns, arguing that the measure would not stop the use of black-market weapons for terrorism but would make it more difficult for sports and hunting enthusiasts to obtain firearms.
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UK Maintains Medical Payment Deficit with EU
April 05, 2016
Raising questions over the costs of remaining in the bloc, a group of campaigners calling for Britain to leave the EU has published research indicating that, on average, the UK pays approximately £723million more per year on its citizens' medical expenses in other EU countries than it receives back from these countries.
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EU Commissioner Moves to Shut down Tax Avoidance
April 05, 2016
Reuters reports that, in a recent interview following the release of information in the "Panama Papers" on individual and corporate use of "shell companies" in Panama to store their funds, European Commissioner on economics Pierre Moscovici has renewed calls for mandatory financial reporting for companies in the EU to prevent tax avoidance.
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