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EU Countries Offer Mixed Response to Migrant-Sharing Request
July 27, 2018
Reuters reports that the Italian government has agreed to permit some migrants to disembark from two ships in Sicily after other EU countries accepted Italy’s request to take in people from the boats, while Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis reject the request, arguing that the EU should help the migrants in their home countries.
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Paper Calls for EU Roadmap to Zero Emissions
July 27, 2018
The European Trade Union Institute has published an article calling on EU institutions to publish a roadmap explaining how the supranational organization will fulfill an “equitable transition to a zero-carbon economy,” meaning a total phase-out of emissions by the year 2050, under the UN’s Paris climate accord.
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UK Brexit Paper Commits to Remaining in ECHR
July 27, 2018
The Independent reports that EU negotiators have pressured the UK government, in its recent Brexit White Paper negotiating document, to commit to remaining a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by arguing that the UK’s withdrawal would threaten future UK-EU security cooperation.
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UK Peers Predict Criminal Justice Meltdown After Brexit
July 27, 2018
The Independent reports that the UK House of Lords’ home affairs subcommittee has warned that the UK-EU Brexit transition deal permits EU members to refuse to comply with British requests under the European Arrest Warrant and is pushing for continued Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) membership to maintain full access to the EU’s criminal justice mechanisms.
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NGOs Accuse EU of Missteps on External Budget
July 27, 2018
A group of activist organizations has criticized the position of EU member states on the 2019 budget for proposing to reduce external aid focusing on “poverty and inequality” in developing countries, warning that the EU is “undermining its role as a global player in sustainable development with these inward-looking policies.”
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