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MPs Warn May on "No Deal" Brexit
August 09, 2017
Sky News reports that a group of 30 Conservative Members of the UK Parliament (MPs) is warning Prime Minister Theresa May that they will not accept an exit from the EU without a deal on a future relationship with the bloc.
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Cleppe: Attempts to "Soften" Brexit Are Unrealistic
August 09, 2017
Pieter Cleppe of the think tank Open Europe writes that the "obvious way" to prevent a "cliff-edge" or "chaotic event" in the Brexit process is to allow Britain to set its own trade and regulatory policies, which could not happen if the country remains in the EU's "single market" or customs union.
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Observer: Poland Fails to Respect ECtHR Asylum Orders
August 09, 2017
Illustrating the authority of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over government policies related to migration and national security, Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch writes that the Government of Poland has an obligation to respect emergency orders from the ECtHR requiring entry of asylum seekers crossing the Belarusian border.
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EU Council Offers Policy Solutions to Obesity
August 09, 2017
The Council of the EU has adopted a set of conclusions urging EU member states to address the rise in childhood obesity by promoting physical activity and clamping down on advertisements of "sugary and fatty foods" targeted at children and adolescents.
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EU "Action Programme" Prioritizes Environmental Agenda
August 09, 2017
The European Commission's Annual Action Programme 2017 of the Partnership Instrument, under which it engages in cooperation with international partners, focuses on such objectives as promoting "climate-friendly and sustainable energy sources," protecting "biodiversity" in foreign countries, and pushing global standards on "responsible business" practices.
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