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Johnson: U.K. Euroskeptics Have European Allies
May 11, 2015
Following the victory of the U.K. Conservatives in national elections last week, Mayor of London Boris Johnson writes that as the British Government proceeds with negotiations over EU competences, it will find many others across Europe who are seeking greater respect for national sovereignty in Brussels.
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EU Seeks Stricter Carbon Trading System
May 11, 2015
The Guardian reports that the EU institutions have agreed to limit the amount of allowances permitted under its "emissions trading system," which caps carbon output by firms and forces them to purchase such allowances to remain within their boundaries in order to combat global warming.
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Stanley: EU Was Focal Point in U.K. Election
May 08, 2015
Writing in The Telegraph, Tim Stanley argues that constitutional issues, including the U.K.'s membership in the EU, "dominated" the British election and calls on voters to hold reelected Prime Minister David Cameron to his promise of an EU referendum in 2017.
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MEPs Vote to Include Legal Aid in EU Trials Directive
May 08, 2015
A committee in the European Parliament has voted to amend the proposed EU directive on fair trial rights to strengthen the requirement of legal aid from EU member states in the case that a criminal suspect cannot afford an attorney.
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ECJ Finds Lack of Standing in Challenge to ECB Program
May 08, 2015
The Court of Justice of the EU has upheld the ruling of a lower court dismissing the complaint of a group of individuals alleging that the European Central Bank lacked the legal authority to implement its bond-buying program in 2012 for lack of standing.
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