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CoE Launches Five-Year Gender Equality Strategy
June 28, 2018
At a conference in Copenhagen in May, the Council of Europe (CoE) launched a Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 "to remove barriers in achieving substantive and full gender equality" between men and women across Europe.
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EC Presents Increased Budget Contingent on "Rule of Law"
June 28, 2018
In a recent press release, the European Commission (EC) explains its proposal for an increased 2021 to 2027 EU budget to cover a range of priorities despite the departure of Britain from the bloc and the decision to create a new budgetary mechanism permitting the withdrawal of development funds from countries perceived as violating rule-of-law principles.
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EC Proposes Centralized Rules for Online Services
June 28, 2018
The European Commission (EC) recently proposed a set of rules requiring online services used by European businesses to reach customers to clearly communicate their terms and conditions and establish internal complaint mechanisms, as well as setting up an EU Observatory to review "current as well as emerging issues and opportunities in the digital economy."
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French Official: Eurozone Budget Is Not Negotiable
June 27, 2018
Politico reports that French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, on the eve of an EU summit exploring eurozone reforms, has warned other eurozone governments that, for France, the introduction of a common eurozone budget to spread risk and consolidate financial authority within the bloc is "not negotiable."
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EU Bodies Agree to Travel Screening Mechanism
June 27, 2018
In April, the European Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement to advance a proposal creating a European Travel Information and Authorisation System to perform pre-travel screening for security and migration risks posed by travelers who have visa-free access to the passport-free Schengen area.
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