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EU Takes Romania to Court over Waste Management
July 18, 2017
The European Commission has announced that it is filing a complaint against Romania with the Court of Justice of the EU for the country's failure to adopt a "national waste management plan and waste prevention programme" in line with the bloc's "circular economy" and environmental agenda.
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Lawyer: Post-Brexit Transition Deal Could Curtail UK Opportunities
July 18, 2017
Shanker A. Singham of the Legatum Institute Special Trade Commission writes that, rather than enter a transitional post-Brexit trade deal in which the EU retains authority over UK trade policy, Britain should leave the EU without any deal in order to maximize its global trade and investment opportunities.
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Merkel Expresses Support for EU Budget, Finance Minister
July 18, 2017
After meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that she is open to President Macron’s proposal to establish an EU budget and finance minister that would significantly centralize financial policy-making in the eurozone.
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UK Announces Plans to Pay Brexit "Settlement" to EU
July 18, 2017
The UK Secretary for Brexit David Davis has announced that the British Government intends to pay some “financial settlement” to the EU upon leaving the bloc based on the country's "rights and obligations as a departing member state."
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EU Committee Seeks Strengthening of Biodiversity Action
July 17, 2017
The European Committee of the Regions recently touted its role in supporting the development by the European Commission of an "action plan" to bolster its Birds and Habitats Directives in an effort toward meeting the EU's biodiversity targets for the year 2020.
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