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CoE Report Criticizes France on Discrimination
February 20, 2015
A report by Council of Europe ("CoE") Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks calls on the French Government to implement "sustained and systematic" action to combat public and private discrimination and hate speech against disfavored groups, including migrants and people with disabilities.
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EU Investigates U.K. for "State Aid" to Power Plant
February 20, 2015
The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether measures in Britain to support the conversion of a coal power plant to operate only on "biomass" constitutes state aid in contravention of EU rules.
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U.K. Euroskeptics See WTO as Alternative to EU
February 20, 2015
Participants at a conference on alternatives to EU membership held in London examined increased reliance on membership in the World Trade Organization ("WTO") and the ability to negotiate trade deals without the consent of other EU member states as advantages of leaving the EU.
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EU Proposes Harmonized "Capital Markets Union"
February 19, 2015
The European Commission has launched a consultation on how to build a Capital Markets Union across the EU, easing investment barriers across national borders, and requiring harmonization of tax and insolvency regulations in EU member states.
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EU Bans "Energy Wasting" Cooking Appliances
February 19, 2015
EU rules set to take effect in the coming days will ban the sale of what the European Commission deems to be "energy wasting" ovens and other cooking appliances across the bloc.
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