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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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UK Official: Staying in EU Customs Union Would Be "Sellout"
March 09, 2018
Politico reports that UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox has argued that remaining in a customs union with the EU, which he says would subject the UK to rules over which it has no say and would prevent the country from negotiating new trade deals, would be a "complete sellout of Britain's national interests."
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