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UK Parliament Committee Objects to Brexit Legislation
January 31, 2018
Reuters reports that the House of Lords Constitutional Committee has found "fundamental flaws" in the British government's EU withdrawal legislation replicating the bloc's laws within UK law to provide for a smooth Brexit process, calling the bill "constitutionally unacceptable" because it grants government ministers substantial authority to correct "deficiencies" in the law.
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UK Official Seeks Dispute System During Brexit Transition
January 30, 2018
Politico reports that, in a recent speech, UK Brexit Secretary David Davis called for the establishment of a dispute mechanism that would permit the British government to complain about new EU rules that "undermine" the UK's economic system during a post-Brexit transition period during which Britain would otherwise have no say over the making of EU law.
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Commentator Points to EU as Growing Issue in Elections
January 30, 2018
Enea Desideri of the British think tank Open Europe praises the increasingly prominent discussion on continued centralization within the EU in national elections throughout the bloc but expresses concern that "identity politics" - characterizing the debates as between EU "supporters" and EU "opponents" - ignores the nuance needed to decide the future direction of the EU project.
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Official: Britain Must Follow EU Customs Rules During "Transition"
January 30, 2018
Business Insider reports that the UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis has acknowledged that, under the terms of the post-Brexit transition deal his government is negotiating with the EU, Britain would remain a member of the EU Customs Union until the year 2021, meaning the country will not be able to implement trade deals with other jurisdictions before that time.
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Visegrad Leaders Push for Narrowed EU Focus
January 30, 2018
AP reports that, at a recent meeting, leaders of the countries in the Central and Eastern European Visegrad Group voiced their support of EU focus on infrastructure, defense, technology, and employment rather than moving toward a "United States of Europe" that centralizes decision-making on matters such as migration within supranational institutions.
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