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EU Council Agrees to Legal Aid Proposal
July 13, 2016
The Council of the EU has confirmed its agreement with the European Parliament on a proposal that will provide for a minimum level of legal aid to be granted to criminal suspects in the EU and to those subject to the cross-border European Arrest Warrant mechanism.
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Hungary Sets Referendum on EU Refugee Plan
July 13, 2016
AP reports that the office of Hungarian President Janos Ader has announced the scheduling of an October referendum on whether Hungary should accept refugees to be sent to Hungary under the EU's refugee resettlement plan.
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EU: National Parliaments Must Approve Canada Deal
July 12, 2016
Sending a warning sign for negotiations of future EU trade deals, including with the US, Politico reports that the European Commission is now requiring that nearly 40 national and regional legislative assemblies across the EU ratify the EU-Canada trade agreement before the deal can come into force.
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ECtHR: Residence Permit Rule Discriminated Against Gay Couple
July 12, 2016
The European Court of Human Rights has held that the Italian government unlawfully discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to grant a foreign member of the couple a residence permit, finding that it was impossible to satisfy the conditions of the permit because Italy did not at the time recognize the validity of same-sex marriages.
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EU Official Denies Flexibility in "Single Market" Access
July 12, 2016
Following a meeting with leaders of the EU member states, European Council President Donald Tusk denied that, following negotiations over Brexit, the UK will retain access to the bloc's "single market" unless it accepts the EU's "four freedoms," including freedom of movement.
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