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EU Official Derides "Stupid" UK Decision on Brexit
September 15, 2017
The Telegraph reports that Martin Selmayr, Chief of Staff to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, has labeled the British decision to leave the EU "stupid" and, while acknowledging that it is legally possible for the British public to reverse the choice, asserted that "Brexit will happen" in 2019.
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EU Body Seeks Bank Subsidiary Requirements
September 15, 2017
Reuters reports that, in response to similar legislation in the US, the European Commission has produced a discussion paper pushing for regulations requiring that foreign banks doing business in the EU set up subsidiary structures within the bloc permitting EU institutions to scrutinize their activities.
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Polish PM Rejects EU "Blackmail" over Refugees
September 14, 2017
In a recent interview, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło asserted that her government refused to be "blackmailed" by threats from EU institutions to cut off funding for Polish projects if it continues to reject the resettlement of asylum seekers from the Middle East and North Africa in the country.
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NGO Urges Social Worker Use of Rights Law
September 14, 2017
Helen Wildbore of the British Institute of Human Rights writes on how British social workers should expand their use of the UK Human Rights Act, a law that effectively transposes the European Convention on Human Rights into British law, in the country's courts to help further the "dignity and respect" of their clients.
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Davis: EU Is Playing down Progress of Brexit Talks
September 14, 2017
In a recent interview, UK Brexit Secretary David Davis asserted that EU officials negotiating the terms of Britain's exit from the bloc looked "a bit silly" playing down the progress made in negotiations so far in an attempt to strengthen their hand in upcoming talks over the future relationship between the UK and EU.
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