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Czech Official: Free Movement May Break up EU
March 28, 2017
Reuters reports that Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek has asserted that the principle of unbridled free movement of workers across the EU is not acceptable to the people of Western and Central Europe and could be responsible for the future break-up of the bloc.
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Poland Vows to Fight Plans for "Multi-speed" Europe
March 27, 2017
Reuters reports that the leader of the governing Law and Justice Party of Poland, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has announced his party's intention to oppose any plans for a "multi-speed" EU in which member states can choose to integrate faster in select areas, as he expressed fears that such a system would make Poland an "inferior" member or push it out of the bloc altogether.
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Scottish Party Backs off Plans to Remain in EU
March 27, 2017
The Telegraph reports that, in response to polls showing growing support in Scotland for leaving the EU or reducing the bloc's powers, the leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, has adjusted the party's plans for independence from the UK to target membership of the peripheral European Free Trade Area rather than full-fledged membership in the EU.
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Politico: UK Eyes 10-Year Brexit Transition Period
March 27, 2017
Politico reports that unnamed sources have confirmed UK officials are considering proposing a 10-year post-Brexit transition period during which the EU and Britain would maintain zero tariffs on each other's goods while negotiators work out a permanent free trade deal.
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EU Prioritizes UK Budget Payments in Brexit Talks
March 27, 2017
Bloomberg reports that two officials have confirmed the EU's plans to require an agreement on future UK budget payments before negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, narrowing the window in which the UK and EU can settle any terms of a future trade relationship before the UK leaves the bloc.
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