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Hungary Veto’s EU’s Global Corporate Tax Plan
June 22, 2022
The European Union failed to implement a global corporate tax rate of 15 percent before the end of France’s six-month presidency due to a last minute veto of the plan by Hungary as tax initiatives require unanimity to pass in Brussels.
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ECtHR Rules that Russia's Foreign Agents Law Violates Human Rights
June 22, 2022
Following Russia’s inplementation of a controversial foreign agents law the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the law violates the rights of the groups and individuals designated as foreign agents and has ordered Russia to issue compensation.
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Kremlin’s Gas Threats Challenge EU Agenda and Stability
June 22, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cut off gas deliveries to some of its best customers in the European Union, threatening the EU’s climate agenda and general stability as the bloc scrambles to replace gas-fired power with coal.
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EU Extends Digital COVID Certificate One Year
June 15, 2022
The European Parliament has agreed to keep the EU Digital COVID Certificate framework in place for another year, until June 2023, with a planned review after six months to determine wether the pass is necessary or not.
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Euractiv: European Parliament rejects consolidated text of the Digital Services Act
June 15, 2022
A majority of MEPs has pushed back against the version of the Digital Services Act (DSA) that was ‘fine-tuned’ after the informal agreement that was reached in April as representatives of the European People’s Party, Renew Europe, the Greens/EFA and the Left groups have all opposed the text that was sent from the French Presidency of the EU Council escalating an interinstitutional conflict between the EU co-legislators.
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