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Poland Blocks EU Accession to Kyoto Extension
November 05, 2015
POLITICO reports that President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a measure from the Polish Parliament ratifying an extension of the 1997 Kyoto climate protocol that commits countries to lowering their greenhouse gas emissions, effectively blocking the EU as a bloc from signing on to the extension.
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British MP: Renegotiation Provides Opportunity for EU Reform
November 04, 2015
UK Member of Parliament ("MP") Andrew Tyrie writes that Britain's renegotiation of competences with the EU provides the Brussels institutions and EU member states the opportunity to implement reforms ensuring that a powerful voice on behalf of national governments counters the unsustainable drive toward "ever-closer union."
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Iceland PM: Decision to Avoid EU Was Correct
November 04, 2015
POLITICO reports that based on his country's ability to maintain its currency, its authority over economic and financial policy, and its control over natural resources, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has stated that Iceland "dodged a bullet" by declining to join the European Union.
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Cameron Warns of Unfavorable "Brexit" Scenarios
November 04, 2015
The Telegraph reports that UK Prime Minister David Cameron is warning of a scenario in which the British people vote to leave the EU, and surrender voting privileges in the bloc, but fail to complete a deal in which the UK relieves itself from responsibilities under EU legislation.
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EU Agenda Focuses on Social, Environmental Policy
November 04, 2015
EUobserver reports that the European Commission's Work Programme for 2016 includes overhauling the EU's migration system, the establishment of "a pillar of social rights," the development of an EU border and coast guard, and the implementation of the UN's agenda on countering climate change.
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