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Coombs: EU Rules Are Incompatible with UK Tradition
June 23, 2016
An article by former UK Member of Parliament Anthony Coombs argues that the European project advanced by the EU, with a focus on comprehensive regulations and unrestrained mobility, is incompatible with British law and tradition.
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NYT: Experts Seek Post-Referendum EU Centralization
June 23, 2016
An article in The New York Times cites observers in the EU who argue that the bloc must confront euroskepticism following the British EU referendum by further expanding centralization of powers within the supranational organization to deal with the crises confronting Europe.
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Eurozone Leader Pledges Further Integration
June 23, 2016
Reuters reports that the head of the eurozone group of finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, has pledged further integration of the currency area regardless of the outcome of the British referendum and in spite of warnings from other EU leaders of growing euroskepticism in the bloc.
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UK Minister Pushes for EU Migration Reforms
June 23, 2016
Despite EU resistance to reforms of the principle of "free movement" during UK Prime Minister David Cameron's renegotiation of competences with the bloc, British Home Secretary Theresa May says she will seek reforms to EU migration rules following a "Remain" vote in the country's EU referendum.
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EU Leader Denies UK Additional Reform
June 22, 2016
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has stated that the EU will offer Britain no new negotiations over its relations to the bloc following this week's UK referendum on EU membership.