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EU Plans Authorization Program for Visa-Free Travel
August 30, 2016
EurActiv reports that the European Commission is planning to introduce a program, similar to an initiative currently operating in the US that aims to track visitors to the country, to require travelers from countries that have a visa-free travel agreement with the EU to apply online for authorization to enter the bloc.
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Labour Candidate Pledges Push for Second EU Vote
August 30, 2016
UK Member of Parliament and candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party, Owen Smith, has pledged to attempt to block the UK from sending formal notice of its intent to leave the EU until Prime Minister Theresa May promises to hold a second vote on the UK's relationship with the EU, or a general election, at the end of the Brexit negotiation process.
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Flemish PM Proposes New Union for Post-Brexit UK
August 30, 2016
Prime Minister of Flanders Geert Bourgeois has called for the development of a North Sea Union to maintain robust ties and promote economic cooperation between Britain and other Northern European countries following the UK's exit from the EU.
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EU Intervenes in Greek Debt Statistics Case
August 29, 2016
The European Commission has sent a letter to Greek authorities criticizing the decision by the country's Supreme Court to reopen a case on whether the Greek statistics agency manipulated data on public debt to favor foreign creditors, asserting that the claims are "unfounded."
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Warner: EU Leaders Misinterpret Brexit
August 29, 2016
Commentator Jeremy Warner writes in The Telegraph that EU leaders, including European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, are misunderstanding the reasons that British voters chose to leave the EU, arguing that at the heart of the decision was the failure of the euro currency.
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