European Institutions

  • CoE Official Pushes Economic, Social Rights in Slovenia

    July 12, 2017

    In a "country visit report" calling on Slovenia to reject legislation that would reduce the acceptance of asylum applications, avoid "austerity measures," and increase the minimum wage, the Council of Europe's (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks illustrates the expanding focus of the CoE on fulfilling the global agenda for "economic, social, and cultural human rights."

  • MEP Threatens to Veto UK Deal over EU Citizens Proposal

    July 12, 2017

    Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s (EP) Brexit coordinator, has warned that the EP will veto any Brexit deal between the EU and UK containing Britain's current proposal for permitting EU citizens to remain in the country, characterizing the UK proposal as relegating EU nationals to the status of "second-class citizens" and calling for EU courts to retain jurisdiction in British territory.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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