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FRA Cites Migration Restrictions as Rights Concerns
August 03, 2018
In its periodic report on migration-related fundamental rights issues, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) cites as a cause for concern Austria’s policy as current President of the Council of the EU of clamping down on uncontrolled migration and various national policies seeking to prevent illegal border crossings.
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Broomfield: UK Brexit Policy Threatens Commonwealth Trade Options
August 02, 2018
Rory Broomfield of hedge fund management firm Rudolf Wolff Limited writes that the UK government’s policy aiming to accept future EU regulations following Brexit would place EU lawmakers “in the driving seat” of UK economic policy and prevent Britain from striking favorable trade deals among its Commonwealth partners.
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Expert: UK White Paper Will Stifle Opportunities of Brexit
August 02, 2018
Dr. Radomir Tylecote of the Institute of Economic Affairs argues that the UK government’s Brexit white paper calling for a common regulatory rulebook with the EU would, if put into practice, stymie the opportunities Britain has in advancing economic growth by cutting red tape and striking trade deals outside the supranational bloc.
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Governments Seek More Ambitious EU Climate Goals
August 02, 2018
Government officials from the “Green Growth Group,” an initiative of 16 EU member states seeking to “make EU climate policy more ambitious and sustainable,” have called on the European Commission to develop a strong strategy to fulfill the UN’s Paris climate deal and prepare ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goals prior to the next UN climate summit.
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EU Official Rejects UK Post-Brexit Customs Plan
August 01, 2018
The Independent reports that the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has rejected the latest UK proposal for a post-Brexit customs partnership with the EU, asserting the EU cannot delegate to the UK the collection of customs duties unless Britain remains part of an EU customs union.
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