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Agency Pushes Global Rights Agenda in EU Social Scheme
February 01, 2017
Consulting on the European Commission's plan for a European Pillar of Social Rights, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights called for the Pillar to be based on social provisions included in the EU Charter for Fundamental Rights and in global human rights instruments.
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UK Party Amendments Push Back on Brexit
January 31, 2017
The Herald reports that the Scottish National Party plans to include in a set of at least 50 proposals for amendments to the British Government's bill on triggering negotiations to exit the EU a "reset clause" that would force the UK to remain in the EU if it fails to reach an agreement on its post-Brexit relationship with the bloc.
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UK, US Sign Deal on Trade Negotiations
January 30, 2017
During their recent White House meeting, UK Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump signed a "U.K.-U.S. Trade Negotiation Agreement" setting up working groups to determine areas that might be addressed by a free trade deal between the countries to be signed "as soon as possible" after the UK departs the EU.
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Scottish Party Seeks to Stymie Brexit Bill
January 30, 2017
The New York Times reports that, in an attempt to slow down the Brexit process, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has promised to submit at least 50 amendments to the British Government's brief bill granting Prime Minister Theresa May the authority to trigger the country's departure from the EU.
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UK Plans to Withdraw from EU Nuclear Agency
January 30, 2017
Politico reports that the British Government has included in its notes on the bill that would trigger the UK's departure from the EU that it plans to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), charged with monitoring the safety and security of European nuclear resources, as part of Brexit.
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