The European Union took a step toward relaxing travel rules for tourists from outside the 27-nation bloc Wednesday when EU ambassadors agreed on measures to allow in fully vaccinated visitors. The ambassadors also agreed to ease the criteria needed for nations to be considered COVID-19 safe and from which all tourists can travel, depending on…
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【Int’l】 Carbon Tariffs on Imports into the EU Being Considered by the European Commission
On 13 June 2019, European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström announced that the French proposal for a “carbon tariff” could well fit into the EU “greener” trade policy that seeks to address the threat of climate change. Mrs. Malmström explained that the proposal would comply with World Trade Organization (“WTO”) rules provided that it is…