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Britain Warns EU of Impacts of No-Deal Brexit on Defense
February 14, 2019
The Huffington Post reports that UK officials are warning diplomats from EU member states that a no-deal Brexit could lead to a degradation of defense relations between Britain and the EU.
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Dutch PM: Brexit Vote Has “Diminished” the UK
February 14, 2019
In a recent interview, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the UK has become a “diminished country” since the Brexit vote that will be “too small to appear on the world stage on its own” after its withdrawal from the EU.
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Soros: EU Is at Risk of Dissolution
February 14, 2019
George Soros warns in The Guardian that “Europe is sleepwalking into oblivion” as major parties fail to reform in recognition of threats to their power posed by rising euroskeptic movements in the upcoming European parliamentary elections.
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EU Institutions Advance Common Rules on External Gas Pipelines
February 14, 2019
The European Commission has welcomed a provisional agreement among EU institutions on legislation setting out rules governing gas pipelines entering the bloc and providing oversight of EU members’ application of these rules, as officials seek to advance plans for an EU “Energy Union.”
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UK Official Points to Brexit Delay as Negotiating Tool
February 14, 2019
ITV News reports on comments from UK Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins indicating that Prime Minister Theresa May will present her current Brexit deal to Parliament as the only way to avoid a “long” delay in withdrawing from the EU and that the Irish border backstop was intended as a “bridge” to a future close relationship with the EU.
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