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UK Report Predicts Windfall from EU "Single Market" Exit
January 13, 2017
A report from the nonpartisan campaign group Change Britain describes the financial benefits the UK might expect from leaving the EU "single market," including a halt to most government payments to the EU budget, deregulation of the UK economy, and the negotiation of free trade agreements with non-EU countries around the world.
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UK Considers US-Style Deal with Europol
January 13, 2017
The Sun reports that British Prime Minister Theresa May is exploring the negotiation of a data-sharing deal with the EU law enforcement agency Europol based on the model of the agency's agreement with the US to maintain law enforcement links with the EU following Brexit.
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EU Pushes Privacy Rights in Travel Alert System
January 13, 2017
The European Commission has issued a proposal to "strengthen" the Schengen Information System, an information sharing system for border authorities in the passport-free Schengen Area, to more effectively fight terrorism by, in part, bolstering data protection for travelers in line with the "fundamental right" to privacy identified in EU treaties.
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Case in UK Seeks to Delay EU "Single Market" Exit
January 13, 2017
The Guardian reports that a group of anonymous litigants from the UK and foreign countries has lodged a case in the UK High Court asserting that any departure of the country from the EU's "single market" requires an act of Parliament that is separate from the legislation the litigants say is required to leave the EU.
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Abbott: EU Stymies Free Trade with Outsiders
January 11, 2017
In the foreword for a report by UK politicians, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott calls for Britain to take advantage of its decision to break with the "protectionist" policies of the EU by signing a free trade agreement with Australia and other "economically advanced Commonwealth countries."
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