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- Boost to start-ups in Europe — 24 November 2016, 00:50 CET
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The EU Commission has launched a new initiative to help start-ups grow and do business across Europe, with a focus on venture capital investment, insolvency law and taxation.
- Europeans live longer, but not always in good health — 23 November 2016, 23:28 CET
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Life expectancy in most EU countries now exceeds 80 years, says a new OECD-EU joint report, but this record life expectancy is not always matched by healthy life years.
- New reforms to boost resilience of European banks — 24 November 2016, 18:42 CET
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The EU Commission unveiled a package of proposals Wednesday to boost the resilience of European banks against potential shocks, and to support smaller businesses and infrastructure investment.
- EU imposes due diligence on conflict minerals — 23 November 2016, 18:24 CET
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The EU agreed a draft regulation on 'conflict minerals' Tuesday with the aim of stopping the financing of armed groups and human rights abuses through trade in minerals from conflict areas.
- Commission sets out plan for sustainable Europe — 23 November 2016, 18:24 CET
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The European Commission set out a framework for development cooperation for the EU and its Member States Tuesday, with plans for implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- MEPs end time-at-sea limits for North Sea fishing — 22 November 2016, 19:03 CET
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North Sea cod fishermen will be able to land every catch – not just cod – more easily following MEPs' s green light Tuesday to remove limits on the number of days a vessel can spend in a fishing area.
- Monetary policy supporting EU growth: ECB's Draghi — 22 November 2016, 23:09 CET
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The Eurozone economy has shown "remarkable resilience" in the face of adverse developments, as growth continues at a moderate pace, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi told Euro-MPs Monday.
- Climate conference: EU promises to deliver 'whatever happens' — 22 November 2016, 16:55 CET
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The shadow of Donald Trump loomed over the Marrakesh climate conference, which concluded last week with promises to put the Paris climate change agreement into action.
- EU states agree visa-free travel for Ukraine in principle — 21 November 2016, 18:52 CET
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European Union states agreed Thursday the principle of short-term visa-free travel for Ukrainians to the EU, just days before an EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels.
- EU settles Budget deal for 2017 — 21 November 2016, 18:51 CET
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EU finance ministers and Euro-MPs reached a provisional deal on the 2017 EU budget in the early hours of Thursday morning, with money focused on tackling the migration crisis and reinforcing security.
- French practice on out-of-print books against copyright directive: EU Court — 17 November 2016, 00:55 CET
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The EU's copyright directive protects the rights of authors against exploitation through the digital reproduction of out-of-print books, the eU's top court ruled on Wednesday.
- EU charts course for Euro economy — 17 November 2016, 22:54 CET
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The EU Commission adopted its 'Autumn economic package' Wednesday, setting out economic and social priorities and completing its assessment of eurozone states' draft budget plans.
- New travel system to tighten security at EU borders — 17 November 2016, 18:12 CET
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Travellers coming into the EU will have to obtain prior authorisation, and pay a charge, under a new European Travel Information and Authorisation System unveiled Wednesday.
- EU moves to strengthen NATO and defence partnership — 16 November 2016, 00:52 CET
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EU foreign affairs ministers ended a two-day meeting on Tuesday with moves to strengthen Europe's security and defence and its partnership with NATO.
- EU agrees deep-sea fish quotas for 2017-18 — 14 November 2016, 23:44 CET
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The EU Council agreed Monday on total allowable catches and quotas for deep-sea stocks in the EU and international waters in the North-East Atlantic for 2017 and 2018.
- EU slaps more anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel, iron — 16 November 2016, 00:54 CET
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The EU is to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on seamless pipes and tubes of iron and steel from China - typically used in power plants and in the oil and gas industry.
- Border controls extended 3 months — 14 November 2016, 23:44 CET
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The EU has extended controls at certain internal Schengen borders - Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, where controls already take place - for a further three months.
- Drones: new EU rules to ensure safety and privacy — 13 November 2016, 23:36 CET
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The European Parliament's transport committee approved changes to EU aviation safety rules on 10 November which would also include basic safety measures for drones.
- Brussels mulls action on aggressive tax planning — 11 November 2016, 00:05 CET
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The European Commission launched a public consultation Thursday to gather feedback on the way forward for EU action on advisers and intermediaries who facilitate tax evasion and tax avoidance.
- EU sets out vision for world's oceans — 10 November 2016, 23:09 CET
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The European Union set out its vision for better ocean governance Thursday, with a joint agenda of actions to secure the effective conservation and sustainable use of the global seas and oceans.
- EFSA finalises guidance on novel and traditional food — 10 November 2016, 22:35 CET
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The EU's food safety authority published Thursday guidance documents on novel food and traditional food from third countries to help ensure these foods are safe before marketing them in Europe.
- Bank lender can be penalised for not including all information: EU Court — 10 November 2016, 00:32 CET
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Failure by a lender to include essential information in its credit agreement with a consumer could deprive the lender of entitlement to interest and charges, the EU's top court has ruled.
- Brussels proposes new anti-dumping measures — 10 November 2016, 11:23 CET
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The Commission proposed Wednesday changes to the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy legislation to deal with over-capacity and a changing international legal framework.
- Turkey 'moving away from the EU': enlargement report — 10 November 2016, 11:22 CET
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Turkey is moving away from the EU, the Commission warns in its annual assessment of potential EU members' progress in implementing political and economic reforms.
- Brexit, political uncertainty reel back EU growth forecasts — 10 November 2016, 11:23 CET
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The EU Commission trimmed its growth forecast for the European economy Wednesday, with political uncertainty, Brexit and weak global trade weighing on growth prospects.