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EU Controversy Erupts over Deal to Install Commission President
July 14, 2014
The Telegraph reports that following an election in which officials argued for greater EU democratic transparency, observers in Brussels are protesting the EU Parliament's vote for Martin Schulz as its President in an alleged back-room deal for support with other establishment candidates for top EU posts.
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MEPs Deny Euroskeptic Parties Committee Posts
July 14, 2014
EUobserver reports that three of the largest party groupings in the European Parliament are pooling support to deny committee posts to party groupings that favor returning powers from Brussels to national governments, including the groupings including the U.K. Conservatives and the U.K. Independence Party.
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Cummings Describes Necessary Focus of U.K. "Out" Campaign
July 14, 2014
In a blog post, Dominic Cummings summarizes his recent report detailing the disenchantment in the U.K. with policies of the Conservative Government relating to the EU and immigration, and describes the need for small business and other support of the campaign to leave the EU in order to persuade swing voters.
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AfD Seeks Grouping with U.K. Conservatives
June 20, 2014
The U.K. Conservatives will decide whether they will support the German anti-euro party Alternative for Germany's joining the European Conservatives and Reformists grouping in the European Parliament, a decision that may risk an alliance for EU reform with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Blair Calls for Program of Change in Response to EU Elections
June 20, 2014
In the wake of the recent European Parliamentary election results, which saw large gains by "euroskeptic" parties, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair argues that European institutions must re-address the balance of power between the EU and the member states.
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EU Election Outcome Sends Message to Politicians
June 20, 2014
John Fund writes on National Review Online that following an EU election in which parties supporting the return of sovereignty from Brussels to national governments earned clear-cut gains in many countries, politicians will ignore the message of decentralization sent by voters at their peril.
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