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German Official Warns UK on Post-Brexit Tax Cuts
January 24, 2017
Warning that the country must respect agreements on tax policy made in international fora such as the G20 group of countries, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble called on UK Prime Minister Theresa May to step back from assertions that she would consider setting "competitive tax rates" to attract business to Britain upon exiting the EU.
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Dutch PM Warns of Blowback from "Ever Closer Union"
January 24, 2017
In a debate with former European Parliament President Martin Schulz over the future direction of the EU, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte argued that the message from EU leaders that the bloc is moving toward becoming a "European superstate" will be "the fastest way to dismantling the European Union."
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UK Official Advances Post-Brexit Trade Negotiations
January 24, 2017
Asserting that his country's departure from the EU will permit it to build a "free and open network of commerce and trust" with countries around the world, UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox has announced that he is conducting informal negotiations to establish free trade deals with 12 countries following Brexit.
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London Mayor: Businesses Must Seek Tight UK-EU Links
January 24, 2017
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for businesses operating in Europe to lobby their governments to ensure that the UK retains "privileged" access to the EU's "single market" during negotiations over Britain's departure from the bloc, a deal that would likely require the UK to remain within the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU.
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NGO Criticizes "Shortcomings" in ECtHR Migration Decision
January 23, 2017
Lawyers from the nongovernmental organization Open Society Foundations have criticized a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Grand Chamber for "watering down" human rights law as interpreted by a lower judicial body by permitting the removal of migrants from an Italian island without an individual interview of each migrant.
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