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Lawyer Criticizes EU Proposals for Brexit Transition
March 19, 2018
British barrister Martin Howe QC criticizes an EU proposal for a "transition period" between the UK and the supranational bloc that would subject Britain to rulings of a foreign court and to new EU laws and regulations without having a say in their creation after Brexit, arguing that such a transition is not necessary to the ultimate implementation of a UK-EU free-trade deal.
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UK MEP Dismisses Proposals for Joining EFTA
March 19, 2018
UK Member of the European Parliament (MEP) David Campbell Bannerman explains flaws in proposals for Britain to join the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - a trade bloc including Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland - after Brexit, calling instead for striking a trade deal with the EU based on the EU-Canada free trade agreement.
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EP Brexit Chief Denies Special Financial-Services Deal
March 19, 2018
City A.M. reports that the European Parliament's (EP) designated Brexit chief, Guy Verhofstadt, has warned the UK that EU negotiators will not accept a "bespoke" deal on financial services permitting "passporting" rights to British financial companies wishing to operate across the bloc.
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EC Plans Legislation on Global Data Access
March 19, 2018
Reuters reports that the European Commission (EC) is planning to propose legislation that would permit law-enforcement officials in the EU the authority to access the personal data of anyone in the world held on servers outside the supranational bloc, including by American tech companies Google and Microsoft.
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EC Plans Oversight Agency for Labor Rules
March 14, 2018
EurActiv reports that the European Commission (EC) is planning by next year to establish a European Labour Authority with broad powers to resolve labor disputes within the EU and to force national governments to enforce EU rules on transnational labor migration and other employment issues.
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