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CPS Warns of EU Regulation of British Ports
March 04, 2016
The Centre for Policy Studies ("CPS") has published a report warning of the potential effects of a proposed EU Ports Services Regulation that would establish a new regulator that could impose "price proportionality" and other controls on UK ports, which, unlike those in Continental Europe, are for the most part privately run.
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Minister: Brexit Would Move Migrant Camp from France to UK
March 04, 2016
French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has warned that, if the UK leaves the EU, France would immediately permit migrants who have set up camp in Calais in hopes of moving to Britain to cross the English Channel.
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EU Looks to Ramp up Border Security to Save Schengen
March 04, 2016
Politico reports that, according to a draft document, the European Commission has set out a proposed timeline of actions whose goal is to salvage the passport-free Schengen travel area, including the "implementation of an EU border and coast guard service" to patrol the area's external borders.
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Head of EU Banking Body Backs Sovereign Debt Limits
March 03, 2016
The head of the EU Single Resolution Board Elke Koenig has voiced support for limitations on the exposure of European banks to public debt, a proposal that could raise the costs of borrowing money for EU governments.
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MEPs Warn of Breadth of EU Firearms Directive
March 03, 2016
UK Member of the European Parliament ("MEP") Vicky Ford and other MEPs have criticized the European Commission's proposed directive restricting firearm ownership for poor drafting and lack of an impact assessment, particularly in light of complaints expressed by legal owners of firearms in the EU.
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