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EC Seeks Debate on Consolidation of EU Authority
March 05, 2018
In preparation for an informal leaders' meeting at the Council of the EU in February, the European Commission (EC) called for debate on the consolidation of authority at the top of the EU institutions by reducing the number of European Commissioners and by permitting one person to lead both the EC and the EU Council.
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Redwood: Brexit Transition Period Is Not Essential
March 05, 2018
John Redwood MP writes that the UK should only agree to a post-Brexit period during which it continues to apply EU rules, makes payments toward the EU budget, and accepts the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU if EU negotiators agree to work toward a free-trade deal that will enter into force directly after such an "implementation" period.
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Irish Leader Pushes for "Comprehensive" UK-EU Trade Deal
March 05, 2018
The Express reports that Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called for a "comprehensive free trade agreement" between the UK and EU as the best option for avoiding customs and security checks along the border between his country and Northern Ireland after Brexit.
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EU Official Touts "Ambitious" Defense Collaboration
March 05, 2018
In a speech in Rome, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini characterized the recent creation of a mechanism for defense collaboration among EU member states as "more ambitious than a European army," pointing to the broad reach of the cooperation in various economic sectors and its inclusion of a diplomatic focus.
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NGO Report Pushes for UK "Environmental Justice" After Brexit
March 05, 2018
The Centre for International Governance Innovation has published a report warning that the UK must create a framework for "environmental justice" after it leaves the EU to prevent backsliding on European standards strengthened through the "courageous and imaginative jurisprudence" of the Court of Justice of the EU.
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