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EU Leaders Mull Common Military Proposals
September 19, 2016
The New York Times reports that, as leaders of France, Germany, and EU institutions face eroding confidence in trade negotiations and economic centralization, they are turning to the potential creation of a common EU military force as a strategy to regain citizens' trust following the UK's vote to exit the bloc.
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German Lawmaker Proposes Multi-tiered EU
September 19, 2016
Reuters reports that German lawmaker Norbert Roettgen, who chairs the national parliament's foreign affairs committee, has called for the development of a new EU model in which countries would join different circles of integration and would not be required to accept free movement of people in exchange for access to the bloc's "single market."
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ECtHR: Greece Violated Rights of Conscientious Objector
September 19, 2016
The European Court of Human Rights has held that the Greek government failed to respect a man's right to religious freedom because it permitted his claim to conscientious objection from military service to be heard by a panel made up primarily of members of the military.
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Juncker Calls for EU Military Force
September 19, 2016
In his annual State of the Union address, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for the EU to develop a "common military force" that would complement the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Official Identifies Security, Globalization as EU Challenges
September 19, 2016
In a letter marking the lead-up to a September summit of EU member states in Bratislava, Slovakia, President of the EU Council Donald Tusk has called for cooperation on solving the bloc's migration crisis, combating international terrorism, and confronting challenges related to trade deals and globalization to hold the bloc together following the vote for Brexit.
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