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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

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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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European Union ministers agreed on a deal to overhaul the bloc's migration and asylum policies for the first time in years, Reuters reported on June 8.

EU: EU Members Strike Major Deal on Migration and Asylum Rules

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Voters in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta and Latvia took part in European Parliament elections on May 25, AP reported.

EU: High-Stakes European Parliament Election Heads Toward Its Big Day

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Heads of state from seven of the European Union's southern members met Jan. 10 in Rome for the fourth Summit of the Southern European Countries, EUObserver reported.

EU: Southern Member States Meet, Express Joint Focus On Key Issues

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Two hijackers who forced a Libyan plane to land in Malta and threatened to blow it up with a hand grenade have released all passengers and surrendered themselves to authorities, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said, CNN reported Dec. 23. 

Malta: Plane Hijackers Surrender, All Passengers Released

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An Afriqiyah Airways plane traveling from Sabha to Tripoli was hijacked Dec. 23 and has since landed in Malta, the Times of Malta and Reuters reported. 

Libya: Hijacked Flight Lands In Malta, Some Passengers Released

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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.

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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 

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

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Brussels’ proposed new Pact on Migration and Asylum lacks a mechanism to distribute migrants across the bloc, meaning countries in the Mediterranean will continue to carry most of the burden.

Poking Holes in the New EU Migration Plan 

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Enacting the Paris climate change accord is only the first step in a lengthy process.

A Quick Agreement in Paris, but a Long Road Ahead

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The summit is a sign that the Continent is beginning to fracture along regional lines.

Greece: Southern Europe Seeks a United Front in Athens

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Southern Europe Sees an Opportunity in the Brexit

But the region will have difficulty taking charge of Europe's political process while it remains economically and politically fragile.  

The Limits of a Southern European Alliance

The Continent is breaking apart, and France is caught in the middle.

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.

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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Immigration Drives a Deeper Wedge Between EU States

The bloc's inability to craft a coherent asylum policy will continue to undermine the free movement of people, one of its founding principles. 

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In broad terms, a microstate is a state that has little territory and a small population -- usually both -- but shares most of the features of larger states, including sovereignty and international recognition. This differentiates microstates from other small political entities such as overseas territories or special administrative regions.

The Condition of Europe's Curious Microstates

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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

Georgia: European Commission Recommends Georgia for EU Candidate Status

EU: EU Members Strike Major Deal on Migration and Asylum Rules

EU: High-Stakes European Parliament Election Heads Toward Its Big Day

EU: Southern Member States Meet, Express Joint Focus On Key Issues

Malta: Plane Hijackers Surrender, All Passengers Released

Libya: Hijacked Flight Lands In Malta, Some Passengers Released

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