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EC's Digital Tax Proposal Divides EU
April 20, 2018
Politico reports that the European Commission's (EC) proposed plan to temporarily tax digital revenue is sharply dividing the EU member nations, as governments of countries with the smallest economies oppose the idea because they fear it will not provide them a "fair share" of the tax revenue.
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EU Official Calls for "Concrete" Roll-back of Polish Judicial Reforms
April 20, 2018
While allowing that the EU has no mandate to decide whether Poland has a "right to reform its judicial system," European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans asserted that the only way the EU-Poland conflict can be resolved is through "concrete" amendments to the Polish judicial legislation.
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France to Launch Non-EU Military Crisis Force
April 20, 2018
In June, France will launch a deployable European military crisis force, outside of existing EU efforts for military integration, to bring together European countries with a military capacity and political desire to collaborate during emerging crises.
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EU Body Approves Opinion on "Sustainable" Forestry
April 20, 2018
A report approved by the EU Committee of the Regions' Commission for Natural Resources signals how EU institutions have used their development of a common agricultural policy, trade policy, energy policy, and climate policy to assert authority over related matters, including forests, on which the report calls for action toward "socially and environmentally sustainable growth."
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EC Takes Finland to Court over Bird Hunting
April 20, 2018
Highlighting the extent to which EU policy influences a range of local environmental decisions throughout the bloc, the European Commission (EC) recently referred the Government of Finland to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) for illegal hunting of male wild birds called eiders in a province of the country.
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