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EU Body Orders Countries to Cut Port Tax Breaks
August 03, 2017
The European Commission has demanded that the governments of France and Belgium stop granting reduced corporate tax rates to their ports, arguing that such policies violate EU rules prohibiting certain state aid to industry.
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EU to Fund Health Food Options in Schools
August 03, 2017
The European Commission is implementing a new scheme that funds the distribution of vegetables, fruit, and milk products to schoolchildren across the EU as a way to promote "healthy eating habits among children."
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UK Lawmakers Plot Effort to Stay in EEA
August 03, 2017
The Guardian reports that a cross-party group in the UK Parliament is considering plans to trigger a vote to keep the UK in the European Economic Area (EEA), a bloc that largely must abide by EU regulations and border rules, during at least a transition period following Brexit.
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New EU Emissions Rules Target Coal Plants
August 03, 2017
EurActiv reports that new rules from the European Commission requiring power plants to significantly decrease pollutants will cost an estimated €15 billion in compliance and could force the majority of the EU's coal plants to close.
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EU Launches Legal Action over Polish Court Changes
August 02, 2017
Politico reports that the European Commission has sent a letter of "formal notice" to the Polish government asserting that a law setting different retirement ages for men and women in lower courts violates EU rules - the first step in an "infringement proceeding" that may be settled in the Court of Justice of the EU.
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