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EU Official Threatens Breakup of Google
May 08, 2018
Reuters reports that European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has warned that the Commission has not ruled out ordering the breakup of Google due to "grave suspicions" regarding the American tech giant's dominance.
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MPs: UK Must Deny EU Fishing Demands
May 07, 2018
A group of UK Members of Parliament (MPs) has published a letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May calling EU demands for maintaining existing access to UK waters for the purposes of fishing "completely unacceptable" and pushing May to take advantage of Brexit by establishing "a truly independent UK fishing policy."
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UK Lawmakers: Limited Brexit Transition Could Endanger Security
May 07, 2018
The BBC reports that a group of UK Members of Parliament has warned that the British government should be prepared to extend a proposed post-Brexit "transition" period, during which the UK would continue to implement EU rules, to prevent a sudden break in UK-EU security cooperation and intelligence sharing.
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Scottish Court Allows Brexit Reversal Claim to Proceed
May 07, 2018
The Guardian reports that a Scottish appeals court has ordered a lower court to examine a claim filed by a group of politicians seeking to establish that the UK government has the authority to halt the country's exit from the EU without the permission of other EU member states.
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NGO Calls on ECtHR to Allow Right to Sue in Foreign Courts
May 07, 2018
Amnesty International has criticized a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) refusing to recognize a right of an alleged victim of torture in Tunisia to seek damages in a Swiss court, arguing that the decision would lead to "impunity" and "deny justice to thousands of survivors."
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