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EU Leaders Oppose Plan for UK "Associate Citizenship"
December 20, 2016
The Guardian reports that EU leaders and national governments are voicing skepticism regarding a pledge from Belgian Member of the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt to put on the table during Brexit negotiations the possibility of "associate citizenship" in the EU for UK citizens, with some suggesting that the pledge threatens Verhofstadt's credibility.
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UK Lords Committees Call for Transitional EU Deal
December 20, 2016
Two UK House of Lords Committees on the EU have published a report calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to strike a transitional trade deal with other EU member states that would extend the period during which the bloc's rules and judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU would apply to British businesses past the date on which Brexit occurs.
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Lawyer Seeks ECJ Ruling on Brexit Questions
December 19, 2016
The BBC reports that a lawyer is seeking to launch a lawsuit in Irish courts aimed at obtaining a ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) on whether the UK has already triggered the two-year process of leaving the EU and whether the British Parliament can reject any Brexit deal agreed between the EU and the UK Government.
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Campaigners Plan UK Suit over "Single Market" Exit
December 19, 2016
Reuters reports that a group of campaigners has announced plans to sue the British Government to deter it from leaving the European Economic Area (EEA), which contains the EU's so-called "single market," as part of its Brexit plans, arguing that the notification required to depart the EEA is separate from that required to leave the EU.
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UK Secretary Predicts Tax Cut Response to Punitive Brexit
December 19, 2016
The Telegraph reports that, in a meeting with London business leaders, UK Secretary of State for Exiting the EU David Davis asserted that Britain would respond to any attempt by EU members to punish the UK over Brexit by cutting corporate taxes and deregulating the economy to make the UK more attractive to businesses operating in Europe.
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