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European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson, has highlighted the pressing need for increased labor migration in the European Union
The European Union has reached a preliminary deal that could exempt long-haul flights from carbon taxes until 2016.
The measure has been agreed upon by the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the EU presidency, diplomatic sources are quoted as saying by Euractiv.
Current legislation, which obliges intercontinental flights to pay for their carbon emissions by buying allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System, has met fierce worldwide resistance from carriers, putting huge pressure on the EU to reverse taxation.
According to Euractiv's diplomatic sources, the draft envisages that the acting regime should be returned in 2017 if a global deal curbing aviation emissions cannot be agreed.
Environmentalists say that the EU has succumbed to pressure from states such as the US, India and China, which consider EU's carbon tax a breach of sovereignty.
In order to revert some part of the criticism, Brussels had suggested charging aircraft just for their emissions in EU airspace, but Germany, France and the UK, the leading EU countries, disagreed.
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Over the next 24 hours, much of the country will experience significant cloudiness, accompanied by widespread rain in Central and Eastern Bulgaria
According to the latest forecast from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), Western Bulgaria is set to bask in sunshine today, while the eastern regions brace for clouds and rain
During the night, expect mostly clear skies with scattered high clouds, bringing generally calm weather with temperatures ranging between 5°C and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia
A fierce hailstorm wreaked havoc across south-eastern Bulgaria, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake
Overnight, cloud cover will disperse and decrease to mostly clear skies across the western half of the country, while rain will persist in the eastern regions
Over the next 24 hours, a cold front will move across the country, bringing mostly cloudy skies and widespread rain
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