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  Deal struck to enable EU to block budget payments to rogue members

  

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  Qualified majority vote by states will be sufficient for removal of voting rightsBrussels will be able to block budget payments to rogue EU governments that undermine the rule of law or the independence of judges, under a hard-fought agreement between the European parliament and member states.In what was described as the “end of a painful phase” for the EU, a provisional deal has been struck, which will allow a qualified majority of member states to impose sanctions where governments fail to maintain democratic standards. Continue reading...

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  EU states unanimously back Brexit trade and security deal

  

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  Backing of EU27 paves way for new arrangements between UK and EU to come into force...

  Backing of EU27 paves way for new arrangements between UK and EU to come into force on 1 JanuaryThe post-Brexit trade and security deal has been unanimously backed by EU member states, paving the way for the new arrangements to come into force on 1 January.At a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels, the 27 member states gave their support for the 1,246-page treaty to...

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  EU set to miss targets on sustainability after agreeing fishing quotas

  

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  Member states blame uncertainty over Brexit as reason for breach of next year’s limitsFish populations will...

  Member states blame uncertainty over Brexit as reason for breach of next year’s limitsFish populations will continue to be over-exploited in EU waters, partly as a result of Brexit, after a decision on next year’s fishing quotas among EU countries fell well short of scientific advice.Fishing limits are set to exceed scientific advice for about a third of EU fish stocks, after EU ministers...

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  EU wants UK to share more data before it grants access to crime-fighting system

  

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  European committee says Britain should share same amount of fingerprint data as member statesThe UK should...

  European committee says Britain should share same amount of fingerprint data as member statesThe UK should be denied access to an EU crime-fighting system until it agrees to share more fingerprint data with member states, a European parliamentary committee has said.The vote – in the European parliament’s justice and home affairs committee on Thursday – is not binding on EU decision-makers, but could prove...

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