MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Committee questions lawyers on what’s next for Brexit deal
Source: British Parliament News 18 January 2019 The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee opens its inquiry into the implications of the withdrawal agreement and the backstop for Northern Ireland with a session with internationally regarded lawyers. Witnesses Wednesday 23 January 2019, Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster At 9.30am Isabelle Van Damme, Van Bael and Bellis […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: General Council Chair appoints facilitator to address disagreement on Appellate Body
Source: WTO News Headline: General Council Chair appoints facilitator to address disagreement on Appellate Body At the 12 December General Council, WTO members agreed with Chair Ihara’s proposal to launch an informal process to overcome the impasse on the selection of Appellate Body members. Normally, there are seven members of the Appellate Body but the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Dining Services Ends Use Of Plastic Bags
Source: US State of Connecticut The use of plastic bags will become a thing of the past for UConn’s Department of Dining Services at its retail and Grab & Go locations when the 2019 spring semester begins on Monday, Jan. 21. Reducing waste is about the well-being and health of every citizen. — Kelly Rafferty […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Public consultation and online exhibition has started into possible routes for cycle and pedestrian link in Marywell area
Source: Scotland – City of Aberdeen An online exhibition has started to find out people’s views into the possible designs for a key cycling and pedestrian link in the Marywell area near Cove. The new route would be encouraging people to use active travel (cycling and walking) in the area and particularly linked the A956 […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Press release: 12 month prison sentence for man who tipped 100 tonnes of waste at school
Source: UK Government A Manchester man has been jailed for 12 months for illegally dumping 100 tonnes of pungent waste on the site of The Kingfisher Special School, Oldham. The school was left with a £22,197 bill to remove the waste. The Environment Agency brought the case against Mr Francis Anthony Heaton after he was […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: President Tsai meets Japanese House of Representatives Member Katsuyuki Kawai
Source: Republic Of China Taiwan President Tsai meets Japanese House of Representatives Member Katsuyuki Kawai 2019-01-17 President Tsai Ing-wen received Japanese House of Representatives Member Katsuyuki Kawai on the morning of January 17. In comments regarding food exports to Taiwan from the five prefectures in Japan affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011, President […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Alexander Announces New Legislative Director, Communications and Legislative Staff for 116th Congress
Source: United States Senator for Tennessee Lamar Alexander WASHINGTON, January 17, 2019 — United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today announced the following staff changes for the 116th Congress: Lindsay Garcia will serve as Senator Alexander’s legislative director. Ace Burch will serve as a legislative assistant, focusing on energy, environment and judiciary. Brandon Morton will serve as a […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Tackling the effects of illegal fishing – E-006460/2018
Source: European Parliament On 14 December 2018, the heads of WTO member delegations affirmed their commitment to intensifying negotiations on fisheries subsidies early in the new year in order to meet the target for reaching an agreement by the end of 2019, thereby further confirming their support for the January-July 2019 work programme. With reference […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Text adopted – Implementation report on the trade pillar of the Association Agreement with Central America – P8_TA-PROV(2019)0025 – Wednesday, 16 January 2019 – Strasbourg – Provisional edition
Source: European Parliament 2 The European Parliament, – having regard to Part IV of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other(1) , – having regard to its resolution of 11 December 2012 on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Effects of the tariffs unfairly imposed on Spanish table olives in the USA – E-005829/2018(ASW)
Source: European Parliament The definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of Spanish ripe olives have been in force since August 2018. They were imposed after the United States (US) International Trade Commission determined in July 2018 that imports of Spanish ripe olives had caused material injury to the US domestic industry. The European Commission is very disappointed […]
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