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EU Retains Proposal on Emissions Limits
February 04, 2015
Following backlash by Members of the European Parliament when the European Commission sought to remove a proposal for a directive setting a "national emissions ceiling" from its agenda, the Commission placed the proposal back on the table.
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EU Members Agree to Date for Launch of Finance Tax
February 04, 2015
A group of EU member states set to impose a tax on financial transactions, which financial companies have warned could produce unintended, negative economic effects, have marked January 2016 as the beginning of the levy.
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U.K. Minister Warns of EU's Negative Impact on Farming
February 04, 2015
In a recent interview, British Environment Minister Liz Truss has indicated that the EU's Common Agricultural Policy is harming businesses in the U.K.'s agricultural industry.
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Group Lays out Ten Needed Reforms to EU-U.K. Relationship
February 04, 2015
Business for Britain's Matthew Elliott has published a list of ten reforms needed for the U.K. to remain in the EU, including "an end to 'ever closer union.'"
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EU Investigates Belgian Tax Rules
February 04, 2015
As part of its expanding inquiry into the tax schemes of member states across the bloc, the European Commission has launched a probe seeking to determine whether Belgian legal provisions that reduce the taxes of multinational corporations are contrary to EU law.