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The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties, also known as COP26, held in Glasgow, made limited progress on measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Leaders and government officials did agree on plans to limit deforestation and emissions of methane, one of the gases responsible for global warming, but they made little headway on curbing CO2 discharges. Notably, the leaders of China and Russia did not attend. Before the conference, scientists, analysts and many politicians ...

«Produits dérivés», «contreparties centrales» et «référentiels centraux». Que signifient ces notions et comment sont-elles liées? Pourquoi une réglementation s’est-elle avérée nécessaire et de quelle façon le règlement sur l’infrastructure du marché européen (EMIR) l’opère-t-il? Le présent article place ces éléments dans leur contexte, offre une introduction au sujet des produits dérivés de gré à gré et présente les évolutions qui ont conduit la Commission à présenter des propositions en faveur du ...

Citizens' right to access documents of the EU institutions has been enshrined in EU Treaties and the Char­ter of Fundamental Rights. In 2008, the Commission proposed to change Regu­lation 1049/2001 which sets out the rules for access to such documents. The Council objects strongly to many of Parliament's proposed amend­­ments to the Commission proposal. This has led to an ""institu­tio­nal impasse"", which continues with little sign of any breakthrough. Many MEPs feel that the proposal is a step ...

A critical appraisal of current policies in the EU and selected national systems