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EU Alleges Hungary Infringed Bloc's Energy Rules
March 11, 2015
Hungary Today reports that the European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary alleging that the country may have violated EU energy rules regarding such issues as ownership and regulatory independence.
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Report Finds EU Influences Nearly Two-Thirds of U.K. Law
March 04, 2015
A new study from the nongovernmental organization Business for Britain has found that approximately 65% of U.K. laws are related to regulations and directives passed by the EU.
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Abulafia: Europe "Myth" Prevents Reform
March 04, 2015
In an article announcing the launch of a project called Historians for Britain, Professor David Abulafia argues that the myth of "Europeanness," which he says has never actually existed, is holding back the reform of the EU's institutional problems and a renegotiated U.K. relationship with the bloc.
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Court Holds ECB Exceeded Powers on Clearing Houses
March 04, 2015
The Court of Justice of the EU has upheld a U.K. legal challenge to a policy of the European Central Bank ("ECB") that large euro transactions should take place within the eurozone, finding that the ECB had exceeded its mandate in producing the policy.
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EU Pushes Federalization of Energy Regulation
February 25, 2015
The Guardian reports that the European Commission is set to announce plans to centralize authority over energy policy in the EU at the expense of national energy regulators in the bloc's member states.