Blog: President Tusk’s Proposal for a New Settlement for the UK in the EU: Fueling – not Taming – EU Disintegration

The President of the European Council Donald Tusk circulated to the governments of the EU Member States on the 2 February 2016 his proposal for a new settlement for the United Kingdom within the European Union.

This record highlights expert, academic and legal reaction to the draft agreement, whose texts and related news sources can be checked by clicking here.

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Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 03.02.16: The UK’s renegotiation proposal: A good compromise, but much needs to be done to convince voters http://bit.ly/207AogR

ESO: Background information: Speech: Prime Minister's speech on Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-prime-ministers-speech-on-europe/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Blog: EU Law Analysis 03.02.16: The draft renegotiation deal: A genuine red card? Tusk’s proposal and national parliaments http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-draft-renegotiation-deal-genuine.html

Blog: VerfBlog 26.01.16: Duff, Andrew: David Cameron’s EU reform claims: If not ‘ever closer union’, what? http://verfassungsblog.de/david-camerons-eu-reform-claims-if-not-ever-closer-union-what-2/

Blog: UK in a Changing EU, 02.02.16: UK in a Changing Europe response to UK demands released by Tusk http://ukandeu.ac.uk/uk-in-a-changing-europe-response-to-britains-renegotiation-demands-released-by-donald-tusk/

The Conversation, 02.02.16: A deal half sealed: EU plan waters down some of Britain’s demands https://theconversation.com/a-deal-half-sealed-eu-plan-waters-down-some-of-britains-demands-54063

Blog: EU Law Analysis, 02.02.16: The draft renegotiation deal: EU immigration issues http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-draft-renegotiation-deal-eu.html

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 03.02.16: The UK’s renegotiation: Keeping up appearances http://bit.ly/1JYedb4

The Conversation, 03.02.16: Four key parts of Britain’s new deal with Europe explained by an expert in EU law https://theconversation.com/four-key-parts-of-britains-new-deal-with-europe-explained-by-an-expert-in-eu-law-54124

The Conversation, 02.02.16: Explainer: what is the EU emergency brake? https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-the-eu-emergency-brake-54076

The Conversation, 04.02.16: Why the EU emergency brake on migrant benefits is sexist https://theconversation.com/why-the-eu-emergency-brake-on-migrant-benefits-is-sexist-54195

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 04.02.16: Tusk’s Artful Compromise Could Save Cameron in EU Referendum https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/tusk-s-artful-compromise-could-save-cameron-eu-referendum

Blog: Politics.co.uk, 05.02.16: Everything you need to know about Cameron's EU deal in five minutes http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/02/05/all-you-need-to-know-about-cameron-s-eu-deal-in-five-minutes

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