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Swiss Official Warns Against UK-EU "Equivalence" Deal for Finance
May 31, 2018
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Swiss state secretary for international finance Jorg Gasser has warned UK officials an "equivalence" deal between the EU and Britain facilitating access between the jurisdictions' financial markets would be subject to the political whims of Brussels, identifying "mutual recognition" as a more stable way forward for such a post-Brexit agreement.
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CoE Entity Updates Standards for "Equality Bodies"
May 30, 2018
The Council of Europe's (CoE) Commission Against Racism and Intolerance has released a set of revised standards explaining how CoE member states should establish independent "equality bodies" that make proposals for anti-discrimination legislation and pursue litigation on behalf of alleged victims of discrimination.
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EC Proposes Tighter Regulation of Food Supply Chain
May 24, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has issued a proposal requiring EU member states to set up regulators to prohibit a variety of "unfair trade practices" by companies in the food supply chain, targeting actions by retailers and others that the EC asserts have harmed European farmers and small businesses by decreasing their bargaining power and lowering their prices.
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EU Institutions Plan Comprehensive ePrivacy Rules
May 24, 2018
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl of DIGITALEUROPE examines the development by EU institutions of an ePrivacy Regulation that would go farther than the onerous General Data Protection Regulation in imposing requirements aimed at maintaining privacy in electronic communications, thus determining "how all present and future digital technologies and devices function."
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Rees-Mogg: Call the Bluff of EU Negotiators on Irish Border
May 24, 2018
The Express reports that UK Member of Parliament and head of the European Research Group Jacob Rees-Mogg has called on Brexit negotiators to call the bluff of EU officials rejecting UK plans for minimal border disruptions between Ireland and Northern Ireland and ramp up preparations for a scenario in which there is no withdrawal deal between the UK and EU.
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