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NGO Opposes UK Human Rights Reform
November 15, 2017
Amnesty International has published a document calling on the UK to commit to retaining its Human Rights Act, which embeds the European Convention on Human Rights in Britain's legal system, warning that the "decoupling of the national human rights system from international standards" could weaken the protection of rights in the country.
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EU Report Critiques National Pesticide Policies
November 15, 2017
The European Commission has published a report calling for the bolstering of national action plans in EU member states to ensure the "sustainable" use of pesticides in line with EU regulations.
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EU Plans Clampdown on Supermarket Pricing Practices
November 15, 2017
Politico reports that European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has announced plans to curtail the "super power" of supermarkets in EU member states in setting the prices and terms of deals for farm products by drafting legislation that would regulate supermarket pricing practices at the EU level.
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EU Creates Europe-wide Public Prosecutor
November 14, 2017
EurActiv reports that the European Parliament has approved the creation of a European Public Prosecutors Office that will coordinate national and EU law enforcement efforts to prevent EU budget fraud and will have the authority to arrest suspects and seize assets, as some officials in the EU are already calling for the expansion of the office's powers to prevent terrorism.
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EC: Luxembourg Must Collect Amazon "Back Taxes"
November 14, 2017
In October, the European Commission (EC) ordered the Luxembourg government to collect approximately $295 million in back taxes from tech giant Amazon after finding that the company benefited from tax advantages in the country in violation of EU state aid rules.
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