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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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France Denies Move to Tear up UK Migration Deal
July 11, 2016
The Daily Mail reports that French President François Hollande has stated the UK's vote to exit the EU will not cause France to withdraw from a migration deal that permits UK authorities inside France to inspect and reject migrants wishing to come to Britain.
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UK, EU Face Array of Post-Brexit Trade Options
July 11, 2016
An article in Reuters highlights an array of options available to the UK as it begins negotiating its future trade relationship with the EU following Brexit and quotes remarks from Open Europe's Pieter Cleppe that the EU will become more flexible on the terms of the UK's exit as the deadline for a new deal approaches.
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