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EU Referendum Bill Clears Hurdle in U.K. House of Commons
October 22, 2014
Buoyed by calls from British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond for substantial reforms of the EU, which he said has transformed into a "putative superstate," the bill to hold a referendum on EU membership passed its second reading in the British House of Commons.
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EU Refers Italy to Court for Criminal Justice Issues
October 22, 2014
The European Commission has announced that it has referred Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU for allegedly failing to implement EU legislation on the compensation of crime victims.
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CoE Criticizes Dutch Treatment of Migrants
October 17, 2014
The Council of Europe ("CoE") Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern over potential human rights violations related to the administrative detention of asylum seekers and criminal prosecution of children in The Netherlands.
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U.K. Commentators Debate Life Outside EU
October 17, 2014
An article in The Guardian contains competing perspectives on the consequences for the U.K. Government and economy of a British departure from the EU.
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UKIP Calls for 2015 EU Referendum
October 17, 2014
In a recent interview, leader of the anti-EU U.K. Independence Party ("UKIP") Nigel Farage says he will use UKIP influence in the British Parliament following next year's elections to move forward a referendum on U.K. membership in the EU to 2015.
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