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May will face pressure to amend EU (Withdrawal) Bill

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UNITED KINGDOM

The bill will now move to the next phase of the legislative process -- the committee stage -- before returning to the floor of parliament for another debate and vote.

Post-Brexit devolution will divide London and Scotland

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UNITED KINGDOM

They will discuss the UK government’s proposed EU Withdrawal Bill designed to repatriate EU law, which Jones called “a blatant power grab” by London.

Brexit will pose dilemmas for UK constitution

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UNITED KINGDOM

Brexit and the UK constitution.

There is no easy solution to the German-ECB conflict

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EU/GERMANY

Germany-ECB tension.

EU supply chain law faces major obstacles in Germany

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EU/GERMANY

The vote was lost following Germany’s decision to oppose the directive, which encouraged others to abstain. There are only a few weeks left for the Council to vote again on the…

Euroscepticism will remain an acute problem for the EU

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EU

However, Eurosceptic support has declined since 2016, while most Eurosceptic parties have softened their anti-EU policies and rhetoric. Eurosceptic parties’ main agenda is now to…

The EU will get tougher on Hungary and Poland

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EU/POLAND/HUNGARY

The EU has struggled for years to sanction Hungary and Poland; it was moved to act partly by the seriousness of recent developments, including in Poland's legal sphere. A new…

UK regulatory agenda will increase risks for business

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UNITED KINGDOM

The bill would make it easier for the government to amend, replace or repeal retained EU law, which is legislation that remained on the UK statute book after the United Kingdom…

London may seek to slow UK-EU regulatory divergence

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UK/EU

The bill lays down that all EU-derived ‘secondary’ legislation be reviewed or revoked by the end of 2023. The bill encapsulates consecutive Conservative governments' efforts to…

Sharing economy to force new EU, US policy battlelines

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EU/US

The ECJ case will decide whether Uber is a transport or an online services company for the purposes of EU law. This will determine which EU regulatory regime applies. After…