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EU Proposes Harmonized "Capital Markets Union"
February 19, 2015
The European Commission has launched a consultation on how to build a Capital Markets Union across the EU, easing investment barriers across national borders, and requiring harmonization of tax and insolvency regulations in EU member states.
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EU Bans "Energy Wasting" Cooking Appliances
February 19, 2015
EU rules set to take effect in the coming days will ban the sale of what the European Commission deems to be "energy wasting" ovens and other cooking appliances across the bloc.
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EU Begins Talks on Monitoring Corporate Tax Policies
February 18, 2015
The European Commission has launched talks on a comprehensive Tax Transparency Package proposal, to be released in March, that will seek to require the automatic transfer of information on tax rulings among EU member states and to reduce tax avoidance by companies operating in Europe.
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Proposal Grants EU Authority over Energy Agreements
February 18, 2015
EurActiv reports that a new European Commission proposal seeking to establish an EU "Energy Union" would give Commission officials the authority to scrutinize member states' energy deals with non-EU countries before they are signed.
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Proposed Body Would Seek "Coherent" EU-U.S. Regulatory Approach
February 18, 2015
EurActiv reports that a "regulatory cooperation body" proposed in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ("TTIP") negotiations between the U.S. and the EU would monitor new regulatory proposals relating to TTIP provisions and seek to "ensure a coherent approach to rule-making" in the U.S. and Europe.
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