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The European Commission recommended reducing the European Union's net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared with 1990 levels, Reuters reported Feb. 6. 

EU: Brussels to Exclude Agriculture from 90% Emissions Reduction Target for 2040

Negotiators from EU member states and the European Parliament reached a preliminary agreement to overhaul the bloc's asylum and migration rules, Reuters reported on Dec. 20.

EU: Bloc's Institutions Reach Agreements on New Asylum and Migration Rules

The European Union is "unlikely" or "very unlikely" to meet most of its 2030 green objectives, according to the latest report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published Dec. 18.

EU: Bloc to Miss Most of its 2030 Climate Goals

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The European Council voted to grant EU candidate status to Georgia, and both government officials and opposition politicians in Georgia praised the decision, Civil Georgia reported on Dec. 14. 

Georgia: European Commission Recommends Georgia for EU Candidate Status

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EU policymakers reached a provisional deal on the landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the world's first comprehensive AI regulatory framework, The New York Times reported on Dec. 8.

EU: Policymakers Reach Agreement on Artificial Intelligence Act

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The European Union proposed a three-year delay for tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) traded with the United Kingdom, which were originally set to enter into force in 2024 under the terms of the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), Bloomberg reported Dec. 6.

EU, U.K.: Brussels Proposes Three-Year Delay to EV Tariffs in Trade with London

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Free trade talks between the European Union and Australia hit a roadblock as the two sides' trade representatives failed to resolve a dispute over quotas for access to Australian farm products such as lamb, sugar, dairy and especially beer into the EU market, the Financial Times reported July 11.

EU, Australia: Trade Talks Hit Another Roadblock Over Meat Quotas

The European Parliament voted in favor of the EU Nature Restoration Law, the European Commission's proposal to restore degraded land and biodiversity within the bloc, with supporters of the law narrowly defeating an attempt by conservative groups to sink it, Euractiv reported on July 12.

EU: European Parliament Backs EU Nature Restoration Law by Narrow Margin

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Members of the European Parliament take part in voting on the Artificial Intelligence Act during a plenary session at the European Parliament.

The EU's recently negotiated Artificial Intelligence Act will bolster the European Union's dominance as a regulatory heavyweight in emerging technologies, yet anticipated enforcement challenges and stringent stipulations with the Act risk impeding AI innovation within the bloc.

EU Lawmakers Clinch Agreement on Artificial Intelligence Act 

Europe

Rail cars loaded with steel sit at the ThyssenKrupp Schwelgern steel plant on May 30, 2018 in Duisburg, Germany. 

The European Union and the United States will increase efforts to deconflict their trade and climate policies ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential and EU parliamentary elections, but lingering disagreements will not allow for a complete respite of Trump-era tariffs on EU steel and aluminum.

EU-U.S. Steel and Aluminum Negotiations Make Limited Headway

EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni speaks during a press conference after a virtual meeting at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 15, 2021. 

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The measure will likely expose the special deals some EU countries offer corporations, and may also increase support for digital service taxes.

The EU Moves Ahead With a Corporate Tax Transparency Plan

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Members of the French activist group Attac rally in Paris on Feb. 12 against Apple Inc., which they accuse of tax evasion. France and Germany are working on proposals that would require digital companies operating in the European Union to pay taxes where they generate money, rather than where they are legally registered.

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European Disintegration

Germany and France want companies to pay taxes where they make most of their money; smaller countries like Ireland worry reforms will hurt their economies.

Digital Tax Proposals Produce New Discord in the EU

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Can the EU's Leaders Muster a Show of Unity?

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The bloc's fractures may be too deep for its leaders to paper over at their Bratislava summit.

The EU Britain Will Leave Behind

As the cracks undermining European unity spread, the bloc's foundation -- the Franco-German alliance -- will weaken.

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Technological advancements are making cash-free transactions easier than ever, but there are also distinct structural advantages to a cashless economy.

Europe is discussing taking another step down the one-way road to cashless commerce.

A World Without Cash

The plan would probably immediately push Europe back to the panicked days of 2011-2012, when the eurozone was on the verge of a rapid unraveling.

Germany's Unsettling Plan for Southern Europe

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Paris Agreement Emphasizes Shift Away From Oil

The pace of the transition will be decided by how quickly new technologies reach the developing world.

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Delegates attend a plenary session at the U.N. climate change summit in Paris on Dec. 9.

The agreement signed Dec. 12 in Paris is just a small part of a broader energy transition driven by technological change.

Climate Agreement Will Only Hasten Transition Beyond Oil

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Belgium, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and West Germany signed the agreement aimed at bringing about open borders by mid-1992. (

The Dutch Cabinet has discussed a plan to create a smaller version of the pact that would include fewer countries.

The Netherlands and the Future of the Schengen Agreement

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The North Atlantic Treaty sets the stage for collective self-defense, but intended weaknesses in the language of the treaty and the procedural mechanics behind it cause intervention to be defined by individual interests.

The Mechanics of NATO's Collective Self-Defense

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EU: Brussels to Exclude Agriculture from 90% Emissions Reduction Target for 2040

EU: Bloc's Institutions Reach Agreements on New Asylum and Migration Rules

EU: Bloc to Miss Most of its 2030 Climate Goals

Georgia: European Commission Recommends Georgia for EU Candidate Status

EU: Policymakers Reach Agreement on Artificial Intelligence Act

EU, U.K.: Brussels Proposes Three-Year Delay to EV Tariffs in Trade with London

EU, Australia: Trade Talks Hit Another Roadblock Over Meat Quotas

EU: European Parliament Backs EU Nature Restoration Law by Narrow Margin

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