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• Acquis Communautaire

  Legislation passed by the European Council or its predecessors.

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  Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone Establishment Act

  Proposed by Premier Commissioner Akem Linek (Istkalen) :: Passed (4-0), January 1st, 2024 :: Unamended

  PREAMBLE

  An act to establish a special zone of countries committed to a global reduction in carbon emissions.

  SECTION I. - ZONE

  I. A Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone shall be established.
  II. The Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone shall be composed of all those member-states of the European Union that both communicate to the European Commission their intention to enter the zone and meet the requirements for entry and membership set out in Section II as determined by a majority vote of the Commission.
  III. At least half a percent for each member-state composing the Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone, up to a maximum of seven percent of all future budgets of the European Union, will be set aside to be redistributed to each of the member-states that compose the Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone in proportion to their population.
  IV. The Commission may, by majority vote, determine that a member-state within the Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone is no longer meeting the requirements set out by Section II. If such a determination is made, the Internal Affairs Commissioner, or in their absence, the Premier Commissioner, must propose a motion to the Council to expel the member-state from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone. Approval of said motion is by simple majority of those present in the Council, and results in the expulsion of the member-state from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone.

  SECTION II - REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY AND MEMBERSHIP

  I. To enter and remain a member of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Zone, a member-state must have:
         a) Adopted a tax, to be paid either by consumers or producers, levied on the final consumption of goods according to the estimated amount of carbon dioxide released by the production of said goods, with the tax increasing the price of the emission of one ton of carbon dioxide by the equivalent of at least 40 euros.
         b) Established a national plan, or equivalent, to eliminate positive net emissions from domestic electricity production by 2040 at the latest.
         c) Established a national plan, or equivalent, to eliminate positive net emissions from domestic manufacturing by 2055 at the latest.

• Political Groups

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  European Progressive Alliance

  Everyone's Front

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  Everyone's Front

  Introduce rules for adequate minimum wages ensuring decent living conditions across the Union.

  Introduce rules on sustainable forestry and fight against deforestation.

  Provide support for public transportation in the Union, including making it widely available and free.

  Ensure the right of women to safe and legal abortions.

  Eliminate any form of gender discrimination, including in employment.

  Ensure the access of all citizens of the Member States of the Union to free healthcare, including dental care, anywhere in the Union.

  Ensure the acess of all citizens of the Member States of the Union to free education.

  Restrict the use of biometric identification systems.

  End all cruel and unusual punishments and prohibit private prisons.

  Facilitate easier movement of goods across the Union.

  Protect the equal status of all Member States in the Council of the European Union.

  Introduce rules on transparency of funding political campaigns.

  Protect the consumers and prohibit the employment of unfair market practices.

  Seek diplomatic solution to all disputes and push for an eventual nuclear disarmament

• Council Speaker

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  Iras Tilkanas
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