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Trump Signals Support for Post-Brexit UK-US Trade Deal
July 12, 2017
After meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May, US President Donald Trump expressed his desire to reach a trade deal with the UK “very, very quickly” after Britain leaves the EU.
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Australian PM Calls for Quick Trade Deal with UK
July 12, 2017
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced plans to conclude a comprehensive free trade deal with the UK as soon as the country is free to sign such an agreement after its departure from the EU.
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Telegraph: UK Must Walk away from Any "Bad" Brexit Deal
July 11, 2017
An editorial in The Telegraph asserts that, given the combative negotiating stance of other EU member states toward Brexit-related issues such as the size of Britain's "divorce bill," the UK Government must make clear that it is willing to walk away from the EU with no deal.
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Italian Paper Seeks "Supranational" EU Legislators
July 10, 2017
The Daily Telegraph reports that a paper presented by the Italian government to a recent meeting of EU ministers calls for the 73 seats in the European Parliament that will become vacant as a result of Brexit to be shifted to representatives of the entire EU "constituency," in an effort toward "strengthening the sense of 'togetherness'" of nationals throughout the supranational bloc.
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EU Seeks Continued ECJ Authority over UK
July 05, 2017
The Guardian reports that a paper developed by the EU's Brexit taskforce calls for the continued authority of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) to “request a lump sum or a penalty payment” from the UK government in cases of a violation of the rights of EU citizens following Britain's departure from the bloc.