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British MP Describes EU Threats to U.K. Finance
January 21, 2015
U.K. Member of Parliament ("MP") Sir Bill Cash writes that EU financial laws and the growth of the eurozone are threatening the future of the British financial industry.
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EU Officials in "Disarray" After ECHR Accession Ruling
January 21, 2015
Michael Farrell writes that EU officials who had attempted to strike a deal involving EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") are uncertain of how to proceed following a ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU rejecting the accession deal.
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U.K. Official Warns of Abuse of EU Free Movement
January 21, 2015
U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warned that Britain is "wide open" to abuse by migrants from other EU member states seeking to immigrate to the U.K. solely in order to access government benefits.
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British MP Calls for Scrutiny of Ministers' EU Decisions
January 20, 2015
U.K. Member of Parliament ("MP") John Healey has called for the British Parliament to increase its scrutiny of ministers' decisions on matters related to the EU, particularly with regard to the bloc's prospective trade deal with the U.S., the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ("TTIP").
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Germany Pushes for New EU Data Directive
January 20, 2015
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the European Commission to draft a new EU directive setting out a minimum data retention period to permit police to access the records of terrorism suspects.
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