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Germany Balks at U.K.'s Proposed Treaty Changes
January 14, 2015
The Guardian reports that during a recent visit to the U.K., German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated she would not favor treaty change to reform the EU principle of freedom of movement, as sought by the British Government, but would merely seek laws at the national level preventing social benefit abuse.
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Hollande Calls for Use of FTT to Fight Climate Change
January 14, 2015
French President François Hollande has announced his support of the EU-proposed financial transaction tax ("FTT") and his intention to use all or part of the proceeds to counter global warming.
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Hannan Combats "Myths" Regarding EU
January 14, 2015
U.K. Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan argues, in response to a set of what he calls pro-EU "myths," that the bloc has not increased the prosperity of or cooperation among its member states and the rest of the world.
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Study: EU Legislation Pervades U.K. Financial Regulation
January 14, 2015
Countering arguments that the U.K. would still comply with EU financial legislation if outside the EU, a new study finds that if the U.K. were not an EU member state, it would not have introduced 50% of its financial legislation.
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Ireland Supports "Reasonable" EU Treaty Reforms
January 14, 2015
The Prime Minister ("Taoiseach") of Ireland Enda Kenny has thrown his support behind future "reasonable adjustments" to EU treaties in order to encourage the U.K. to remain a member state of the bloc.
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