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UK Seeks Increased Sovereignty within EU Structure
February 19, 2016
The BBC reports that the British Government is considering proposals to perform the balancing act of regaining UK sovereignty while remaining in the EU, including by increasing the authority of the UK judiciary to resist what the courts deem to be overreaching decisions of the Court of Justice of the EU.
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UK Police: ECHR Bars Release of Fugitive Details
February 17, 2016
The Daily Mail reports that UK police forces have used the UK Data Protection Act and privacy provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") to justify their refusal to publicly release details on criminal suspects classified as "wanted."
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Draft Document Shows UK Renegotiation Limitations
February 17, 2016
The Telegraph reports that a leaked EU document containing the draft terms of the UK's renegotiation of competences with the bloc shows "no progress" toward British Prime Minister David Cameron's calls for such terms as a guarantee against "ever closer union" and recognition that not all countries will join the euro.
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UK Councillors Call on Cameron to Campaign for Brexit
February 17, 2016
Arguing that the terms of his attempted renegotiation with the EU have not matched his pledges to voters in the last election, UK Conservative Party councillors have called on Prime Minister David Cameron to campaign for the UK to exit the bloc.
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US Warns EU on Targeting of American Companies
February 12, 2016
EUobserver reports that US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has sent a letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accusing the Commission of "disproportionately" and unfairly targeting American companies in recent tax probes.
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