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Italy Challenges EU Control over National Priorities
August 31, 2018
An article in The Economist characterizes the Italian government’s ongoing dispute with the EU over the redistribution throughout the multinational bloc of migrants arriving in Italy as one flashpoint in a broader conflict in which the country is challenging the EU’s control over national budgetary and other priorities.
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Article: Greek Travails Reveal Drawbacks of EU Technocracy
August 30, 2018
An article in The Economist characterizes the Greek bailouts, and the ongoing stagnation of the Greek economy, as an example of EU’s technocratic and undemocratic tendencies to impose misguided solutions on struggling member states and to defer the most difficult decisions until moments of crisis.
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UK Official: “No Deal” Brexit May Still Require Divorce Payment
August 30, 2018
UK Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has stated that, even if Britain fails to reach a deal with the EU on post-Brexit relations, it may still adhere to plans to pay an agreed “divorce bill” of approximately £39 billion, though there would be a question regarding the precise “shape” of these financial obligations.
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EC Briefing: UK’s Brexit Plan Would Save Companies Billions
August 30, 2018
Politico reports that, according to a private briefing to EU member states by European Commission (EC) negotiators, UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to free her country’s service industry of EU regulations would save businesses multiple billions of pounds per year, highlighting the costs EU rules impose on companies operating in the internal market.
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UK Leader Mulls Extension of EU Market Membership
August 30, 2018
Bloomberg reports that, under pressure from EU officials to find a solution to the issue of a potential “hard border” in Ireland after Brexit, UK Prime Minister Theresa May is crafting a plan to retain the EU’s internal market regulations beyond the already-agreed post-Brexit transition period set to end in 2020.
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