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EU Probes UK Aid to Convert Huge Drax Coal Power Plant to Biomass

Brussels (AFP) – The EU launched an investigation Tuesday into whether British government aid to convert the giant Drax power station from coal to more environmentally friendly biomass breaches the bloc’s state aid rules. The massive Drax complex in north-eastern

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Hungary To Sue European Commission Over Migrant Quotas

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has hit out at the European Commission, pledging to take it to court over its mandatory migrant quotas. His government filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Justice over the Commission’s plans to distribute

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EU Calls For European Intelligence Agency After Paris

BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Commission called Friday for the establishment of an EU-wide intelligence agency in the wake of the Paris attacks, as interior ministers held emergency talks on boosting security. The proposal comes amid concerns about how the

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European Commission Plots Web-Breaking Copyright Reform

The European Commission, the most powerful body in the EU, is planning web regulation described by one politician as “its most dangerous yet.” Draft documents, leaked by bloggers, shows the Commission planning to regulate hyperlinks, one of the foundational forms of communication on the web.

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EU Nationals Face Fingerprinting And Face Scans Under French Proposals

French authorities want new European Union (EU) rules mandating all travelling EU nationals to scan their fingerprints and maybe even their faces. The introduction of Smart Borders, a digital dragnet system using biometric scans to identify visiting non-EU nationals, was discussed at an EU interior ministers

EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici (C) talks with Michalis Chryssohoidis, Greek Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, and the President of the Athens Metro, Mr. Christos Tsitouras (L) during their visit to the under construction Korydallos metro station, west of Athens on December 15, 2014. Moscovici is in Athens on a two-day visit ahead of the first round of a snap presidential election that will determine whether Greece will be forced to hold early elections.

EU Warns Spain On Budget As Election Nears

The European Commission on Monday warned Spain to scale back government overspending that is in violation of EU budget rules or risk an embarrassing reprimand ahead of December elections. Spain should “take the necessary measures within the national budgetary process

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19 European Nations Investigated For Asylum Violations

Evidencing further mismanagement of the ongoing migrant crisis, the European Commission is investigating 19 countries for asylum violations. The investigation into 40 asylum violations was announced the same day that European Union (EU) leaders came together for an emergency summit about the

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The European Commission And ‘Big Tobacco’ Accused Of TTIP Cover-Up

The European Commission has become embroiled in an argument over a potential cover-up of engagement between its officials and the tobacco industry during negotiations over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) treaty. Campaigners from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) published documents revealed under