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Brexit Transition Deal Includes Extension of Free Movement
March 21, 2018
UK and EU negotiators have announced an agreement on a Brexit "transition" arrangement during which Britain would continue to apply EU rules, including those requiring free movement of EU citizens to the UK, for nearly two years after the country's scheduled date of departure from the bloc.
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Rees-Mogg Criticizes Brexit Transition Negotiating Paper
March 21, 2018
The Independent reports that head of the UK euroskeptic parliamentary European Research Group Jacob Rees-Mogg recently criticized the plans of British negotiators for a transition period under which the UK would extend its application of EU rules, as the plans did not suggest a time limit and would not shield the UK from the EU principle of free movement.
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EC Announces Accession Talks with Albania, Macedonia
March 21, 2018
EUobserver reports that the European Commission (EC) has announced upcoming accession negotiations with Albania and the Republic of Macedonia, paving the way for these countries to become members of the EU.
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MEPs Seek Fines for "Abusive" Corporate Lawsuits
March 20, 2018
The Guardian reports that Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have introduced a proposal for EU legislation that would ease the dismissal of "vexatious" lawsuits launched by companies against journalists and establish fines for "abusive" corporate legal conduct toward the media.
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UK Group Demands Post-Brexit Break with EU Rules
March 20, 2018
Business Insider reports that 62 members of the euroskeptic UK Parliamentary organization the European Research Group have signed a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May calling for her to reclaim immediately after Brexit the authority to negotiate new trade deals and to regain "full regulatory autonomy" with the authority to break from Brussels' rules.
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