EU Legislation, Initiatives, etc. (Archive)

WAG:  New £4.7m EU-backed programme to support 4,000 people with health problems stay in work

Defra:  EU dairy support payments come early for UK farmers

10DS:  EU Heads of State or Government & leaders of EU institutions: Joint Statement

ScotGov:  Women’s employment – (ScotGov:  CAP must fit ~ European enterprise)

HMT:  Regulations to implement EU Payment Accounts Directive published

techUK:  Overview of EU Funds for research & innovation

DfT:  Opt-in position on the EC's hazardous & noxious substances decision ~ Emission reductions from road vehicles: negotiations continue on a review of the legislation

MMO - Under 10m sampling project

EC adopts equivalence decisions for CCPs in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, Mexico & the Republic of Korea

EP is first EU institution to become 100 % carbon neutral

State of Play: Measures to Address the Refugee Crisis

Budget 2016 deal: Parliament ensures more funding for refugees and jobs

EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits China

Shadow banking: Council adopts transparency rules on securities financing transactions

EU-Philippines free trade agreement

Commissioner for Health & Food Safety welcomes the political agreement on novel food

New rules on better protection for victims of crime in the EU

Glyphosate conclusion to be published next week

EU budget deal strengthens response to refugee crisis

Electronic payment services: Council adopts updated rules

Civil society fights organised crime on a daily basis

Deal on new rules to attract non-EU students, researchers and interns to the EU

EC unveils key energy infrastructure projects to integrate Europe's energy markets & diversify sources

Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy

EC strengthens control of firearms across the EU

The Energy Union on track to deliver

Terrorist attacks: MEPs demand more information-sharing and coordination in the EU

Victims' Rights in the EU: Now a reality

FRA study on Member States' legal framework on surveillance

Child rights: new practical guide from the EU Fundamental Rights Agency & Council of Europe

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