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ECtHR: Bulgarian Prisoner Voting Ban Violates Rights
July 22, 2016
The European Court of Human Rights has held that a blanket ban on voting by incarcerated prisoners in Bulgaria, without regard for "their individual circumstances, their conduct and the gravity of the offences committed," violates prisoners' right to vote under European human rights law.
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Kerry: Informal UK-US Trade Talks Are Possible
July 22, 2016
At a press conference, while tamping down expectations of formal trade talks between the US and UK before the completion of Britain's exit from the EU, US Secretary of State John Kerry said the countries "can begin to pencil things in" on such a deal prior to Brexit.
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UK Ministers Downplay EU Migration Targets
July 21, 2016
The Telegraph reports that British Government Ministers have declined to commit to a pledge from their party's manifesto to decrease migration to the "tens of thousands" following the UK's vote to leave the EU, instead promising to reduce migration into the country to "sustainable levels."
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France Seeks Stronger EU Defense Cooperation
July 21, 2016
EurActiv reports that, in the wake of the July terror attack in Nice, French President François Hollande has been engaging with other leaders of EU member states in preparation for a September summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, on the future of the EU to advocate greater cooperation on defense capabilities and policies in the bloc.
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EU Advances Accession Talks with Serbia
July 21, 2016
EUobserver reports that, in a signal that plans for the enlargement of the bloc in the Balkans continue, the EU has opened two additional chapters in accession talks with Serbia.
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