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EU Members Mull Long Brexit Delay
February 15, 2019
The Express reports that, according to an EU diplomat, French President Emmanuel Macron is supporting a nine-month delay in Brexit to permit more time for negotiations, a move that would require the UK to participate in European parliamentary elections this May.
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EU Institutions Agree to Bloc-Wide Pension Product
February 14, 2019
The European Parliament and diplomats from EU member states have reached a deal to advance legislation creating a “pan-European personal pension product” as another step toward the EU’s ongoing centralization of financial regulation in a Capital Markets Union.
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Britain Warns EU of Impacts of No-Deal Brexit on Defense
February 14, 2019
The Huffington Post reports that UK officials are warning diplomats from EU member states that a no-deal Brexit could lead to a degradation of defense relations between Britain and the EU.
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Dutch PM: Brexit Vote Has “Diminished” the UK
February 14, 2019
In a recent interview, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the UK has become a “diminished country” since the Brexit vote that will be “too small to appear on the world stage on its own” after its withdrawal from the EU.
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Soros: EU Is at Risk of Dissolution
February 14, 2019
George Soros warns in The Guardian that “Europe is sleepwalking into oblivion” as major parties fail to reform in recognition of threats to their power posed by rising euroskeptic movements in the upcoming European parliamentary elections.