Democracy Impacts

Official: ECJ May Monitor Future UK-EU Security Cooperation

July 13, 2017

The Guardian reports that Sir Julian King, the EU official from the UK who handles the European Commission's security agenda, recently warned that maintaining access to the current structure of security and law enforcement cooperation in the EU would require post-Brexit Britain to effectively accept the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) over some of its decisions.
UK Official Criticizes Scottish Calls to Remain in EU Market

July 13, 2017

Reuters reports that, prior to the recent British general election, the UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis warned in a letter to the Scottish government that there were "clear barriers" to calls from Scotland to remain in the EU "single market" even after the departure of the rest of the UK that would result in "significant disruption to the internal UK market."
MEP Threatens to Veto UK Deal over EU Citizens Proposal

July 12, 2017

Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s (EP) Brexit coordinator, has warned that the EP will veto any Brexit deal between the EU and UK containing Britain's current proposal for permitting EU citizens to remain in the country, characterizing the UK proposal as relegating EU nationals to the status of "second-class citizens" and calling for EU courts to retain jurisdiction in British territory.
Trump Signals Support for Post-Brexit UK-US Trade Deal

July 12, 2017

After meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May, US President Donald Trump expressed his desire to reach a trade deal with the UK “very, very quickly” after Britain leaves the EU.
Australian PM Calls for Quick Trade Deal with UK

July 12, 2017

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced plans to conclude a comprehensive free trade deal with the UK as soon as the country is free to sign such an agreement after its departure from the EU.
Telegraph: UK Must Walk away from Any "Bad" Brexit Deal

July 11, 2017

An editorial in The Telegraph asserts that, given the combative negotiating stance of other EU member states toward Brexit-related issues such as the size of Britain's "divorce bill," the UK Government must make clear that it is willing to walk away from the EU with no deal.
Italian Paper Seeks "Supranational" EU Legislators

July 10, 2017

The Daily Telegraph reports that a paper presented by the Italian government to a recent meeting of EU ministers calls for the 73 seats in the European Parliament that will become vacant as a result of Brexit to be shifted to representatives of the entire EU "constituency," in an effort toward "strengthening the sense of 'togetherness'" of nationals throughout the supranational bloc.
EU Seeks Continued ECJ Authority over UK

July 05, 2017

The Guardian reports that a paper developed by the EU's Brexit taskforce calls for the continued authority of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) to “request a lump sum or a penalty payment” from the UK government in cases of a violation of the rights of EU citizens following Britain's departure from the bloc.
Official Predicts Advancement of EU Military Efforts

June 29, 2017

Following a recent meeting of EU defense ministers in Malta, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini asserted that defense cooperation, toward the creation of some form of common military structure, "is one of the fields where European Union integration is advancing the most."
German Paper Seeks Vote on Brexit Transition Deal

June 23, 2017

Politico reports that a policy paper from the research service of the German Parliament is calling for the EU to grant a vote to national and regional parliaments in EU member states on any transitional deal on the UK's departure from the EU with complex provisions affecting domestic policy areas.