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U.K. Minister Warns of EU's Negative Impact on Farming
February 04, 2015
In a recent interview, British Environment Minister Liz Truss has indicated that the EU's Common Agricultural Policy is harming businesses in the U.K.'s agricultural industry.
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Group Lays out Ten Needed Reforms to EU-U.K. Relationship
February 04, 2015
Business for Britain's Matthew Elliott has published a list of ten reforms needed for the U.K. to remain in the EU, including "an end to 'ever closer union.'"
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EU Investigates Belgian Tax Rules
February 04, 2015
As part of its expanding inquiry into the tax schemes of member states across the bloc, the European Commission has launched a probe seeking to determine whether Belgian legal provisions that reduce the taxes of multinational corporations are contrary to EU law.
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Hannan: Euro Breeds Extremism
February 04, 2015
U.K. Member of the European Parliament Dan Hannan writes that the election of the anti-euro Syriza party in Greece demonstrates that, far from being the "antidote to political extremism" its creators claimed it would be, the euro has become a catalyst for extremist groups across Europe.
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ECHR: Life Sentence Complies with Convention
February 04, 2015
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") has ruled that the U.K.'s imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment on a triple murderer and rapist did not violate the prisoner's human rights, as the Justice Secretary retains the right to release the prisoner under exceptional circumstances.
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