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Campaign Report Challenges Brexit Transition Deal
March 13, 2017
A report from the campaign group Change Britain highlights concerns of euroskeptics in the UK over proposals to strike a transitional arrangement with the EU for several years prior to Brexit, arguing that preserving free movement with the EU under such an arrangement would be contrary to citizens' desire to return border control authority to the UK.
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Dutch Government Will Reexamine Relationship with Euro
March 13, 2017
The Telegraph reports that the Dutch Parliament has unanimously voted to instruct the Council of State, the government's legal adviser, to pursue an inquiry into the country's future relationship with the euro, including the possibility of exiting the common currency, over concerns that the European Central Bank's monetary policies hurt Dutch pensioners.
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EU Ramps up Joint Military Policy
March 08, 2017
Deutsche Welle reports that the EU Foreign Affairs Council has approved the creation of a Military Planning Conduct and Capability facility through which EU member states will cooperate to conduct military training missions in Africa.
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UK Confirms Delay of Bill of Rights Proposal
March 02, 2017
UK Justice Secretary Liz Truss has confirmed that the UK government will delay consideration of a British Bill of Rights proposal, which would seek to limit the influence of the European Court of Human Rights over British laws and courts, until after the country completes its exit from the EU.
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European Businesses Split on Carbon Tax
March 02, 2017
An article in Bloomberg reveals a split between some European utility and energy companies on the need for European leaders to pursue a global trend, urged on by the UN and environmental activists, to set a minimum tax on the price of greenhouse gas emissions to encourage the development of alternative energy sources.