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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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ECJ Chief Foresees Involvement in Brexit Issues
November 22, 2016
In a recent interview, President of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ), Koen Lenaerts, suggested that many different issues involved in the UK's negotiation of its exit from the EU could end up before his Court, including the triggering of negotiations as provided under EU treaties.
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EU Advances Plan for Traveler Security Checks
November 22, 2016
The European Commission has approved a plan, which would be implemented "by early next decade," to charge visitors from countries with a visa-free travel agreement with the EU, such as the US, Canada, and Japan, €5 to complete an online security check before arriving in the bloc.
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EU Maintains Funding Despite National Budget Violations
November 22, 2016
Reuters reports that the European Commission, in line with its calls for a more lenient fiscal policy throughout the eurozone, has decided not to penalize Spain or Portugal for violating rules on excessive deficits by suspending funding for these countries next year.
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