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EU Body Supports "Sustainability" Reforms in Road Transport
February 08, 2018
The European Committee of the Regions has adopted two opinions broadly supporting the European Commission's "Europe on the Move" initiatives seeking EU-wide reforms aimed at "modernising" European road transport in an "efficient, sustainable and socially fair way."
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EU Body Opposes Shift in Authority over Regional Funding
February 08, 2018
The European Committee of the Regions is challenging a proposal by the European Commission to give national governments more authority over EU funds used for structural development in the member states, arguing that taking away decisions by regions and municipalities over so-called "cohesion funds" would violate the EU principle of subsidiarity.
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Economist Calls on UK to Exit EU Customs Union, Internal Market
February 08, 2018
Economist Dr. Gerard Lyons writes on the benefits of the UK's departure from the EU's internal market and customs union to restore British sovereignty over business regulation and open the country's borders to trade in goods and services from around the world after Brexit.
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Howe: UK-EU Customs Union Would Be a "Disaster"
February 07, 2018
British barrister Martin Howe QC argues that a UK decision to remain in a customs union with the EU after Brexit would be a "political and economic disaster," requiring Britain to keep its rules and regulations governing the production of goods in line with those of the EU without having a say in the adoption of any new EU regulations.
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EU Document Denies UK Sovereign Status During Transition
February 07, 2018
Politico reports that negotiating text on a post-Brexit transition period between the UK and the EU drafted by the European Commission would require the UK to abide by all EU rules, deny the right of the UK to diverge from EU positions at international bodies, and refuse to recognize the UK Parliament as a "national parliament" during the period.
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