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EU Report Details Plans for Economic Integration
July 07, 2015
A recent report from leaders of the EU institutions outlines plans for further economic integration of the eurozone, to be completed by the year 2025, with proposed mechanisms including a common eurozone treasury and a eurozone-wide insurance scheme for banking deposits.
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Migration, Greek Debt Reveal Stark Divisions Within EU
July 07, 2015
The New York Times reports that two recent issues facing Europe - the arrival of waves of migrants in Southern European countries and negotiations over Greece's debt payments - have spotlighted deep divisions among EU member states and have led to the rise of anti-EU sentiment across the bloc.
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Extensive Report Calls for EU Reform or British Exit
July 06, 2015
A new, 1000-page report from the nongovernmental organization Business for Britain - entitled "Change, or Go" - calls for Britain to exit the EU if UK Prime Minister David Cameron cannot reclaim substantial sovereign authority from the EU in upcoming negotiations.
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Lamont: EU Ideals Conflict with Democratic Sovereignty
July 06, 2015
Former UK Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont writes that the Greek financial crisis demonstrates how the "inflexible, irreversible rules of the euro" are in conflict with the principle of people as sovereign in a national democratic system.
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Telegraph: Events Show Momentum for EU Reform
July 06, 2015
An editorial in The Telegraph argues that recent events, including the formation of a center-right, euroskeptic coalition government in Denmark, demonstrate that UK Prime Minister David Cameron can tap into a growing call for reform in Europe as he negotiates a new relationship between his country and the EU.