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EU Official Seeks Political Union Through Eurozone Integration
January 02, 2018
Reuters reports that European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici recently asserted that proposals to deepen the integration of the eurozone "should advance the unity of Europe through greater convergence within the euro area and the wider Union" and must place more power over the eurozone bailout fund in the hands of the European Parliament.
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Paterson: ECJ Can Have No UK Jurisdiction After Brexit
December 29, 2017
UK Member of Parliament Owen Paterson asserts that EU demands that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) maintain jurisdiction over legal claims from EU nationals living in Britain that their rights have been abused violates the principle that "independent sovereign nations cannot be bound by the rulings of foreign courts."
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Former UK Judge Criticizes Reported ECJ Concession
December 29, 2017
The Express reports that former UK Court of Appeal Judge Sir Richard Aikens has warned that a UK concession in Brexit negotiations requiring British courts to refer cases on the rights of EU nationals in Britain to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) "would be tantamount to reversing the result of the 2016 referendum."
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Commentator: ECJ Is Key Issue in Brexit Negotiations
December 29, 2017
Paul Goodman writes on ConservativeHome that, following the Brexit "divorce" bill settlement between UK and EU negotiators, the most important issue that may stall Brexit negotiations will be the influence of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) over the UK after the country leaves the bloc.
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Letter Pushes for Conditions on Brexit Payment
December 28, 2017
A group of euroskeptic British Members of Parliament, civil society representatives, and others have published an open letter calling for the UK to agree to make a "goodwill payment" to the EU only if EU negotiators agree to the broad outlines of a free trade deal and allow for the jurisdiction of the EU Court of Justice over the UK to cease on Brexit day.