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Over 2Mn EU Nationals At Risk Of Discrimination In UK

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld a UK rule that bars some EU citizens in the United Kingdom (UK) from accessing benefits, implying that UK may be able to discriminate against EU nationals who have been granted the right to live and work in the UK after Brexit Specifically, the […]

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EU Mulls World’s First Carbon Border Tax For Cement, Other Goods

The European Commission on Wednesday initiated plans for the world’s first carbon border tax on imports of carbon-intensive steel, cement, fertilizers, aluminium, and electricity, as part of a programme to meet its new climate target. According to the commission, the border levy, which is designed to protect European industries from competitors abroad whose manufacturers can […]

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EU Agrees To Link Rule Of Law To Budget Fund Access

The European Union (EU) has agreed that all its member states must uphold democratic standards to access the EU’s billion-euro emergency Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package and budget. The continental block parliament and its 27 member-states agreed on Thursday to tie the bloc’s long-term budget access to a mechanism requiring countries to live up to Europe’s […]