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EU Commission Proposes Regulatory Scrutiny Board
May 01, 2015
EUobserver reports that a document from the European Commission indicates the institution will propose a Regulatory Scrutiny Board, which will examine the costs of existing EU laws and consider the impacts of new legislation on European businesses.
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Commission Seeks Increased Oversight on EU Legislative Process
April 30, 2015
EurActiv reports that a document setting out the European Commission's strategy on cutting red tape in Brussels seeks the power to call for a committee composed of a member of each EU institution to review any "substantive amendment" from the EU Parliament or Council to a Commission proposal.
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Juncker Proposes EU Refugee Quota System
April 30, 2015
The Telegraph reports that in remarks to the European Parliament, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed a quota system that would distribute refugees throughout EU member states.
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Officials Call for Establishment of EU Public Prosecutor
April 29, 2015
Two European Commissioners and a Member of the European Parliament write that the EU should establish a European Public Prosecutor's Office, which would investigate and prosecute the misuse - through fraud, corruption, and other criminal activity - of the EU budget.
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Court: U.K. Must Set out Air Quality Plans Under EU Directive
April 29, 2015
EurActiv reports that the U.K. Supreme Court has held that the British Government must set out its plans for reducing air pollution to the limits set out by the EU Air Quality Directive by the end of 2015.
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