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Countries Call for EU Clampdown on Automobile Emissions
July 13, 2015
The Guardian reports that a group of EU member states have called for the European Commission to set fuel efficiency targets that would force car manufacturers to drastically reduce their vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 in order to counter global warming.
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EU Will Integrate UN Development Goals in Social Policy
July 10, 2015
In a recent speech, European Commissioner Karmenu Vella described the Commission's plan to implement the proposed, wide-ranging UN Sustainable Development Goals both through external action and through the EU's agenda for "sustainable growth, jobs, and investments."
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British Euroskeptics See Greece as Case for EU Exit
July 10, 2015
Reuters reports that supporters of a UK exit from the EU believe Greece's financial crisis and conflict with its EU creditors provide a substantial case for their goal of unbinding themselves from the bloc.
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Hague: Greece Is Only Beginning of "Euro Crisis"
July 10, 2015
Former British Member of Parliament William Hague writes that the Greek financial crisis only marks the beginning of the inevitable problems initiated by the introduction of the euro throughout widely diverging economies in Europe.
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Farage: Greek Referendum Signals Broad Rejection of EU
July 09, 2015
UK Member of the European Parliament Nigel Farage writes that the outcome of the recent referendum in Greece, rejecting the demands of the country's creditors despite pressure from EU leaders, demonstrates the disillusionment of young people with a "united" Europe and their support for national democracy.