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Scottish Party Backs off Plans to Remain in EU
March 27, 2017
The Telegraph reports that, in response to polls showing growing support in Scotland for leaving the EU or reducing the bloc's powers, the leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, has adjusted the party's plans for independence from the UK to target membership of the peripheral European Free Trade Area rather than full-fledged membership in the EU.
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Politico: UK Eyes 10-Year Brexit Transition Period
March 27, 2017
Politico reports that unnamed sources have confirmed UK officials are considering proposing a 10-year post-Brexit transition period during which the EU and Britain would maintain zero tariffs on each other's goods while negotiators work out a permanent free trade deal.
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EU Prioritizes UK Budget Payments in Brexit Talks
March 27, 2017
Bloomberg reports that two officials have confirmed the EU's plans to require an agreement on future UK budget payments before negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, narrowing the window in which the UK and EU can settle any terms of a future trade relationship before the UK leaves the bloc.
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UK Official Commits to Irish "Open Border" Policy
March 27, 2017
The Irish Times reports that the UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis has committed his government to negotiating a "special arrangement" with Ireland to maintain free movement of people between the countries, predicting that the only potential obstacle to such a policy would be the European Commission.
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UK Minister Denies "Cliff-Edge" on Post-Brexit Migration
March 27, 2017
In recent testimony, UK Minister of State for Immigration Robert Goodwill pledged that there will be no "cliff-edge" scenario in British policy dealing with migration from the EU after Brexit and asserted that the government will not accept a migration system that varies by region, as proposed by leaders of the Scottish National Party.
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