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EC Report Sets Roadmap for EU Cohesion Policy
April 12, 2017
The European Commission (EC) has released a report identifying the EU’s “low-income and low-growth regions” and laying out region-specific plans to spur growth and opportunities using EU Cohesion Policy funds pooled together by member states.
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Think Tank Calls for Northern Ireland to Join EEA
April 12, 2017
The European Policy Centre has recommended that Northern Ireland join the European Economic Area (EEA) after the UK leaves the EU, which would give the country access to the EU single market while keeping them out of the customs union as part of the UK.
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CoE Committee Demands French Prison Reform
April 12, 2017
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has issued a report condemning the treatment of inmates at French prisons and calling on the French government to make specific reforms in line with recommendations.
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Britain Seeks to Offset EU "Divorce Bill"
April 05, 2017
The Telegraph reports that UK officials are taking stock of British funds and assets currently held by EU institutions that they will use to offset at least a substantial amount of the "divorce bill" EU officials assert the UK will owe the bloc upon Brexit due to existing budget obligations.
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EU Eyes Brexit Transition Deal on Goods
April 05, 2017
Politico reports that EU negotiators in upcoming Brexit talks are increasingly accepting the idea of a UK-EU transition deal setting tariffs on all goods at zero before the agreement of a permanent trade agreement, a plan that would exclude the British services industry and likely leave many of the country's companies under the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU.
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