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CoE Official Pushes Expansive Sexual Rights Protection
July 27, 2016
The Council of Europe's Commissioner Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, has called for CoE countries to bolster women's "full and equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights," including by reducing restrictions on abortion and expanding children's access to sexuality education.
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UK Secretary Seeks EU Free Trade Deal
July 27, 2016
Politico reports that UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox is seeking to secure a free trade deal with the EU, rather than an agreement to enter a customs union with the bloc, by the time of Britain's next general election in 2020.
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TUC Demands Post-Brexit Preservation of Workers' Rights
July 26, 2016
The Trades Union Congress has called on the British Government to maintain the same level of workers' rights in the UK following the country's exit from the EU and is seeking a "central role" in Brexit negotiations.
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S&P Labels EU Structure "Unsustainable"
July 26, 2016
City A.M. reports that the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has issued a report declaring the EU's "pooling" of national sovereignty "unsustainable in its current form" and calling either for deeper integration in the EU or a looser confederation of nation states.
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UK Councillor Seeks Stronger Post-Brexit EU Institutions
July 26, 2016
Richard Lewis of the Scottish National Party writes that the UK's exit permits an opportunity for the EU to deepen integration and provide for stronger institutions, including a directly elected EU President and Members of the European Parliament who can launch their own legislation.
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