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EU Considers Tougher Financial Equivalence Standards
March 15, 2017
According to a Financial Times report citing a European Commission document, the EU is planning to toughen its standards for confirming that European nations outside of the bloc have sufficiently rigorous financial rules, which would make it more difficult for British banks to interact with EU financial markets after Brexit.
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CoE Promotes "Social Rights" Enforcement
March 14, 2017
The Council of Europe (CoE) recently hosted a meeting of legal practitioners and academics in Cyprus to discuss encouraging Europeans to use domestic and international courts to enforce their "social rights," including rights to "employment, housing, health, education, social protection and welfare."
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CoE, EU Draft Migrant Detention Standards
March 14, 2017
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has announced its participation in an effort, led by committees of the Council of Europe (CoE), to establish a set of European Immigration Detention Rules setting standards for the holding of migrants across CoE countries.
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UK Officials Debate Pre-Brexit Migration Rights
March 14, 2017
The Guardian reports that British officials are debating options regarding how and when to alter the rights of citizens of EU countries to migrate to the UK prior to Brexit, including through a five-year visa for EU citizens coming to work in certain sectors of the UK economy.
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EU Trade Is Priority for UK Companies
March 14, 2017
The British Chambers of Commerce has published a report entitled Business Brexit Priorities in which it relays calls from UK businesses for the British Government to seek in its Brexit negotiations to maintain a close trading relationship with the EU and to avoid "bureaucratic" barriers to the migration of EU workers.