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ESAs Welcome Push Toward EU Financial Union
March 30, 2017
A press release from the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), which help oversee the harmonization of European financial regulations, welcomes the European Commission's planned review of their frameworks in an effort, in part, to strengthen their authority to contribute to the establishment of a full-fledged EU Capital Markets Union.
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UK Committee: Maintain Post-Brexit EU Legal Ties
March 30, 2017
The UK House of Commons Justice Committee has published a report calling on the country's negotiators to prioritize in Brexit talks maintaining a close civil and criminal legal relationship with the EU, including by retaining access to the European Arrest Warrant and preserving cross-border practice rights for lawyers.
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ECJ Permits Employer Bans on Religious Symbols
March 30, 2017
An outline of a recent Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) case by attorneys from the law firm Littler highlights the significant impact of the case, in which the ECJ ruled that employers may ban employees from wearing Islamic headscarves but only if they are implementing a "neutral" policy that applies to all religious symbols, on businesses throughout the EU.
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Dutch Report Calls for Special UK-EU Trade Deal upon Brexit
March 30, 2017
Reuters reports that an analysis commissioned by the Dutch Parliament calls on negotiators of the post-Brexit EU-UK relationship to maintain strong economic ties between the EU and Britain in the form of a special free trade deal that would take effect upon the UK leaving the bloc.
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EU Proposes Action Plan on Illicit Drugs
March 30, 2017
The European Commission has proposed a new EU Action Plan to combat the use of illicit drugs in the bloc, calling for enhanced EU capacities and legislation to counter drug demand and supply and to further international cooperation.