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EU Officials Plan for Lengthy Brexit Transition
February 15, 2018
Reuters reports that EU officials involved in negotiations over the UK's departure from the bloc believe that a planned transition period after Brexit during which Britain would remain subject to EU rules and potentially to judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU is likely to last significantly longer than the two years proposed by UK leaders.
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British PM Seeks Regulatory Divergence After Brexit Transition
February 15, 2018
Politico reports that, according to officials in the UK government, British Prime Minister Theresa May is formulating a plan for the immediate divergence of the UK from EU rules and policies after a proposed post-Brexit transition period in the areas of agricultural subsidies, financial services, and trade policy.
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EU Watchdog Criticizes Council's Lack of Transparency
February 14, 2018
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has issued a report calling for increased transparency in the Council of the EU's decision-making on legislative proposals, finding that the current "behind-closed-doors" process "constitutes maladministration" and "undermines citizens’ right to hold their elected representatives to account."
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Howe Warns of High Costs of Brexit Transition
February 14, 2018
British barrister Martin Howe QC warns that a post-Brexit transition period during which the UK plans to continue to accept EU regulations could lead to the country becoming a "vassal state" with no say over the development of the rules it accepts on tariffs and industry, and with no powers to formulate an independent trade policy.
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ECJ Receives Case on Brexit's Citizenship Impacts
February 14, 2018
Bloomberg reports that a Dutch court has announced it will refer to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) the question whether EU members must restrict the rights granted to Britons through their EU citizenship, including the right to move freely in the EU, if the EU and UK do not reach a deal on withdrawal prior to Brexit.
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