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Hungarian Official Claims EU Retaliation over Policy Positions
June 06, 2018
Politico reports that, in remarks before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó accused the body of criticizing Hungary because the country's government is preventing it from implementing the EU's "radical immigration plan."
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Cleppe: UK-EU Customs Union Proposals Are Unrealistic
June 06, 2018
Pieter Cleppe of the think tank Open Europe writes that remaining in a customs union with the EU after Brexit would reduce British sovereignty compared to its current status and that instead policymakers should prioritize "serious, realistic and sustainable ways" to maintain a close relationship between the UK and the EU after Britain's withdrawal from the bloc.
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Facebook Offers Users Opt-outs to Comply with GDPR
June 05, 2018
NPR reports that the social media giant Facebook is planning to offer opt-outs for users permitting them to avoid features that could expose their personal data in a move toward compliance with the EU's globally applicable General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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EC Proposes Centralized Rules on Corporate Moves, Mergers
June 05, 2018
The European Commission (EC) recently proposed a set of centralized EU rules governing the procedures through which European companies can move across national borders, merge with other entities, or divide into multiple entities, including "effective safeguards against abusive arrangements to circumvent tax rules" or labor rights.
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MP Criticizes UK-EU "Customs Partnership" Proposal
June 05, 2018
At a recent meeting, UK Member of Parliament Jacob Rees-Mogg called a UK government proposal to form a new "customs partnership" with the EU after Brexit "a betrayal of good sense," arguing that such a partnership would require the UK to retain EU tariffs and regulatory requirements.
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