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ECJ Chief Predicts Case over Brexit Deal
February 15, 2017
The Independent reports that President of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts has speculated that aspects of Britain's trade deal with the EU following its exit from the bloc will likely end up in proceedings before the ECJ.
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UK Lords Prepare Amendments to Brexit Bill
February 15, 2017
The Belfast Telegraph reports that the UK House of Lords has prepared a series of eight amendments to the Government's "Brexit" bill, passed recently by a large majority in the House of Commons, to add conditions to the authority of the Government to notify the EU of its plans to exit the bloc.
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US Congress Considers UK Trade Plans
February 14, 2017
At a recent hearing of a US congressional committee on the prospects of a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, Daniel Hamilton of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced and International Studies warned that Britain's focus on developing a trade and investment deal with the EU could, along with other factors, delay the progress of similar trade talks with the US.
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EU Report Calls for Deal with UK on Finance Access
February 14, 2017
The Guardian reports that an analysis from the European Parliament's committee on economic and monetary affairs calls for the negotiation of a regulatory "equivalence" regime to permit the British financial services sector to maintain access to EU markets after Brexit and to prevent a negative hit to the EU economy after the UK leaves the bloc.
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Official Seeks "Next Level" of EU Integration
February 14, 2017
In a letter to leaders of EU institutions and member states in advance of a recent Rome summit on the future of the bloc, President of the European Council Donald Tusk called for the leaders to "raise European integration to the next level" to counter external, geopolitical threats and internal EU dissension regarding the need for strong national sovereignty.
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