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Downing Street Source: UK Will Leave EU Customs Union
February 06, 2018
The Independent reports that a source speaking for British Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted that the UK will "categorically" be leaving the EU customs union after Brexit, permitting the country to sign independent trade deals with other jurisdictions around the world.
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May Rejects EU Calls for Post-Brexit Free Movement
February 06, 2018
The Telegraph reports that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to end immediately upon Britain's exit from the EU the applicability of the bloc's rules requiring freedom of movement by EU citizens into the UK, setting up a potential clash between the EU and UK on the enforcement of such rules during the planned post-Brexit "transition" period.
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ECtHR Finds Rights Violation in Expulsion for Terror Conviction
February 06, 2018
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that France violated the right against torture of an Algerian national convicted of involvement in a conspiracy to commit acts of terror by expelling him to Algeria, where the ECtHR found that knowledge of his terror conviction by authorities subjected him to the risk of ill treatment.
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UK Official Questions Wisdom of Post-Brexit Transition
February 05, 2018
Bloomberg reports that UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox has indicated his concerns with the negotiation of a post-Brexit transition period in which Britain would remain subject to EU rules, asserting that such a prolongation of the UK's status as an effective EU member would stymie its negotiation of trade deals with other countries.
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EC Suggests Penalties for Pro-Business Policies in UK
February 05, 2018
Reuters reports that, in a briefing document distributed to diplomats of EU member states, the European Commission (EC) suggested that any post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal contain provisions providing for sanctions if the UK cuts labor and environmental regulations or lowers its corporate tax rates to gain a competitive advantage over the EU.
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