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UK Politicians Push for "Clean" Break from EU
November 29, 2016
A group of UK politicians in the euroskeptic European Research Group have called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to leave the EU's "single market" and customs union as part of the country's Brexit policy, warning that failing to do so would leave the UK subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU and other EU institutions.
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UK May Delay Brexit to Maintain Security Ties
November 29, 2016
The Guardian reports that the British Government is considering striking an "interim" deal with the EU, likely taking negotiations over the country's exit from the bloc past the two-year period prescribed in EU law, in order to ensure continued security and foreign policy links with other EU member states.
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EU Countries Approve Visa-Free Travel from Ukraine
November 28, 2016
Deutsche Welle reports that EU member states have approved visa-free travel for Ukrainians in the EU for trips of up to 90 days, sending the European Parliament a proposal that would allow such travel once the bloc bolsters a mechanism allowing the suspension of such waivers in case of emergencies.
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Polish Official: UK Should Fund EU After Brexit
November 28, 2016
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymanski has asserted that the UK should be forced to pay contributions to the EU budget after it exits the bloc until the year 2020 and has listed as a priority in Brexit negotiations maintaining freedom of movement to the UK in return for the country's access to the EU's "single market."
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German Official Criticizes UK Resistance to EU Military Plans
November 28, 2016
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has called on British officials not to block proposals from multiple EU member states to set up new military structures, which the UK has asserted are unnecessarily duplicative of those of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, prior to the country's exit from the bloc.
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