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LSE Chief: EU Exit Would Not Harm U.K. Lead in Finance
October 29, 2014
The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") has predicted that the exit of the U.K. from the EU would not reduce London's status as a global financial leader.
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U.K. Liberal Democrats Block EU Referendum Legislation
October 29, 2014
The Telegraph reports that U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has dropped legislation setting up a referendum on EU membership in 2017 in response to demands from Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg that Cameron drop a tax on "spare rooms" in exchange for support of the referendum.
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U.K. MP Considers Legal Action on European Arrest Warrant
October 22, 2014
The Telegraph reports that U.K. Member of Parliament ("MP") Jacob Rees-Mogg has consulted with leaders from the anti-EU U.K. Independence Party on potential legal action to prevent the Conservative Government from re-joining the controversial European Arrest Warrant.
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Traditional Parties Feel Squeeze from Euroskeptic Movements
October 22, 2014
An editorial in The Economist explains the challenges that European populist parties, which come both from the left and right and generally oppose the EU, pose to "traditional" parties of the political center.
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Observers Criticize New EU Role as "Tax Police"
October 22, 2014
An article in The Wall Street Journal describes concerns from European businesses over the European Commission's investigation of tax deals between EU member states and companies, thus potentially taking new territory from national governments and creating legal uncertainties for businesses.
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