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UK Politician Seeks Quick Brexit
August 26, 2016
UK Member of Parliament and former Conservative Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger formal talks to leave the EU in early 2017 in order to avoid empowering "Remain" supports to delay or weaken the Brexit process.
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Brexit Vote Disrupts EU Fishing Plans
August 26, 2016
The Express reports that EU officials may never be able to implement new legislation regulating fishing in the North Sea, including banning fishers from throwing dead fish overboard and changes that may shorten the fishing season, due to the exit of Britain, and its territorial waters, from the bloc.
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Experts: EU Language Rules Hamper UK Medical Practice
August 25, 2016
The UK Royal College of Surgeons has released a report pointing to Britain's exit from the EU as an "excellent opportunity" for the UK to overhaul EU baseline language requirements for medical professionals that the RCS says have led to a disproportionate number of reprimands for lack of English skills against doctors from other European countries practicing in the UK.
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German Minister Predicts Unique EU-UK Relationship
August 25, 2016
In a recent interview, German foreign affairs minister Michael Roth predicted that negotiations over the UK's exit from the EU would likely end in Britain attaining a unique relationship with the bloc that does not resemble the EU's affiliation with countries such as Switzerland and Norway.
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EU Drafts Privacy Rules for Online Messaging
August 25, 2016
Newsweek reports that the European Commission is preparing legislation that will impose the same "security and confidentiality provisions" on online messaging services, predominantly run by US-based companies Facebook and Microsoft, as those that apply to mobile phone calls and texts.
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