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Poland May Exchange Support for UK Benefit Cuts for NATO Presence
January 05, 2016
Reuters reports that Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski has indicated his Government may support some British restrictions on benefits for EU migrants from Central and Eastern European countries if the UK supports an increased presence of North Atlantic Treaty Organization ("NATO") forces in Poland at an upcoming summit.
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UK MP Claims Terrorism Risks of Brexit
January 05, 2016
UK Member of Parliament Keir Starmer has written that by "flirting" with a potential withdrawal from the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron is increasing the risks of terrorist attacks and the effects of cross-border crime in Britain.
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Sweden, Denmark Place Controls on EU Borders
January 05, 2016
Bloomberg reports that, after Sweden's decision to impose controls on its border with Denmark, the Danish Government has instituted identification checks at its border with Germany, which is normally treated as a "passport-free" part of the Schengen Area, in order to deal with large numbers of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa flowing into the two countries.
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EU Commission Considers Action on Polish Court, Media Laws
January 04, 2016
The European Commission is discussing potential actions, including activating the EU Rule of Law Mechanism, established in 2014 to counter "systemic threats" to the rule of law, in response to Polish legislation on the composition of the country's Constitutional Court and on replacing the heads of the country's public broadcasters.
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EU Supporters Sense Massive 2016 Challenges
January 04, 2016
The Associated Press reports that, in light of developments including the upcoming referendum on EU membership in the UK and a nationalist resurgence in the newly elected Polish Government, supporters of EU integration, including national and supranational officials, fear the "unraveling" of the European project in 2016.
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