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15 Feb
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“NO DEAL”, And Farming…Where Are The Creative Solutions?

By John Bruton, former Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) and First EU Ambassador to the United States The beef sector will be worst hit, with a 350kg Irish beef carcass, worth 1295 euros, facing a 780 euro tariff on the UK market, if the UK applies WTO terms. If, instead, the UK adopts a zero tariff approach, Irish beef would face unlimited Brazilian competition. The emergency support measures, that the EU might introduce to deal with a No Deal crisis, would buy time...

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11 Feb
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EACC Insights: Country Spotlight- Slovakia

Brief Description of Country: Slovakia is a country located in the Central and Eastern European region (CEE) with a population of 5.4 million inhabitants and surrounded by five neighboring countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine). The official language is the Slovak language, which belongs to the East Slavic Language Family. Slovakia is a member state of more than 60 of the most important international organizations such as the European Union (EU), NATO, the United Nations (UN), the Organization for...

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11 Feb
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Machine Learning and Workers: Is it a zero sum?

By the EACCNY - EACC Insights Editorial Note Machine learning advancements will reorient our labor economy in increasingly significant ways over the next several decades, and companies and governments must prepare its citizens for the many challenges as well as opportunities these advancements will create. Governments, private companies, and institutions at the local, regional, and state wide levels must engage with one another if the EU and US plan to prepare their workforces for these coming shifts. As an economic...

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11 Feb
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No Deal and the Union…. Do Brexit Supporters Know Where They are Going?

By John Bruton, February 10,2019  We seem to be sliding inexorably toward a “No Deal” Brexit. Mrs May’s decision to prioritize a deal with the Brexiteers in her own party, over a possible deal with the Opposition, and the time limits imposed on all of us by Article 50, make a No Deal much more likely than it was a week ago. The EU is a rule based organisation, and it cannot afford to break its own rules if it wants to maintain...

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08 Feb
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U.S. Trade Representative Signs Wine and Distilled Spirits Continuity Agreements with the UK

02/04/2019 Washington, D.C. – On January 31, 2019, Ambassador Gregg Doud, USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and Ambassador Kim Darroch, United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to the United States, signed two agreements covering wine and distilled spirits today to ensure there is no disruption in trade of these products between the United States and the UK when the UK leaves the European Union (EU). Currently the United States has agreements on wine and distilled spirits with the European Union which cover trade...

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07 Feb
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Joint statement on behalf of President Juncker and Prime Minister May

Brussels, 7 February 2019 President Juncker and Prime Minister May have met today to review the next steps in the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The talks were held in a spirit of working together to achieve the UK's orderly withdrawal from the EU, especially in the context of a shared determination to achieve a strong partnership for the future given the global challenges the EU and the UK face together in upholding open and fair trade, cooperation in the fight...

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06 Feb
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Joint statement by President Jean-Claude Juncker and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Brussels, 6 February 2019 The Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration have been negotiated in good faith and have been agreed by all 27 Leaders of the European Union Member States as well as by the United Kingdom Government. As we have said on many occasions, the Withdrawal Agreement is the best and only deal possible. It is not open for renegotiation. The backstop is an integral part of the Withdrawal Agreement. While we hope the backstop will not need to be...

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05 Feb
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Security Union: Commission recommends negotiating international rules for obtaining electronic evidence

5 February 2019. Brussels, Belgium   The European Commission recommends engaging in two international negotiations on cross-border rules to obtain electronic evidence. With the majority of criminal investigations requiring access to evidence based online and often outside the EU, there is an urgent need to equip police and judicial authorities with quick and efficient tools fit for modern reality. Following up on the European Council Conclusions from October 2018, the Commission presented two negotiating mandates, one for negotiations with the United States and one...

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04 Feb
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Brexit pushes UK business confidence to its lowest level in nearly a decade

By Hadas Gold, CNN Business February 4, 2019 London (CNN Business)- Companies in the United Kingdom are spending less and scaling back plans because of Brexit fears that have pushed business confidence to its lowest level in a decade. The dire outlook was revealed Monday in surveys published by Deloitte and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Deloitte found that chief financial officers have adopted their "most defensive strategy stance in nine years." Revenue growth expectations have dropped to their lowest level...

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01 Feb
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EU markets watchdog approves Brexit agreement with Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union’s markets watchdog said it has approved an agreement on supervisory cooperation with Britain after Brexit to avoid disruption to cross-border financial services like asset management. “The board agreed in substance the Memorandum of Understanding and will provide more detail shortly,” a spokesman for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said on Thursday. The MoU was negotiated with Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure that regulators in the bloc and London agree to exchange...

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