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Hannan Proposes Acceptable Terms for UK-EU Renegotiation
October 27, 2015
UK Member of the European Parliament ("MEP") Dan Hannan has set out a list of proposed terms he argues Prime Minister David Cameron should send to EU leaders prior to the renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the bloc, including the re-establishment of sovereignty of the UK Parliament and the limitation of the influence of European judges.
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EU Commission Advances Financial Integration Plans
October 27, 2015
Despite the decision of EU member country governments at a recent summit not to endorse the "completion" of Economic and Monetary Union in the EU, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has signaled he plans to forge ahead with plans to advance EU integration in this area.
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President Sees ECJ as "Engine of European Integration"
October 27, 2015
In a recent interview, the newly elected President of the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") Koen Lenaerts stated that the ECJ has been "the engine of European integration" for the last half century, since the Court established rules of "primacy" of EU law over national law.
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Telegraph Reports Four-Pronged UK-EU Renegotiation
October 27, 2015
The Telegraph reports that the British Government will focus in its renegotiation of competences with the EU on exempting the UK from "ever closer union" and joining the euro, creating vetoes for groups of countries over EU legislation, and structural protections of the interests of non-eurozone countries.
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UK Parliament Committee Examines EU Debate
October 27, 2015
The UK Parliament's Treasury Select Committee has announced that it will produce a report examining the financial and economic consequences of Britain's membership in the EU and the potential implications of the UK's leaving the bloc.