EU army plans 'kept secret' from British voters until after Brexit referendum

Detailed plans to move towards the creation of a European army are being kept secret from British voters until the day after the June 23 Brexit referendum, it has emerged. The plans involve establishing a new European military and operational structures, including a headquarters, according to the Times.
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In an effort to avoid derailing the 'Remain' campaign, the policy plans won't be sent to national governments until the day after Britons vote on June 23. Until then, only a small group of officials can read the proposal, but they must do so under lock and key, leave their electronic devices outside the room and take handwritten notes only.
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However, Prime Minister David Cameron's government insists the UK will never be part of an EU army, the Daily Mail reports. "We will never be part of an EU army," a government spokesperson corroborated.

BREXIT Would Assist Designation of Israel Lobbyists as 'Foreign Agents'

Only then would the British electorate be able to control, by law, the often covert activities of lobbyists, both inside and outside the House of Commons, acting not in the interests of the United Kingdom but in the interests of an undeclared nuclear state in the Middle East, the hard­-Right government of which has had undue influence over the EU Commission in Brussels for decades.

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According to a press release issued by the Romanian ministry, Putin's remarks "show ignorance toward the real situation that Romania and its allies have repeatedly explained, saying that the missile defense system has an exclusively defensive nature."

The ministry noted that the missile defense system "is not directed against Russia or any other country," adding that Putin's remarks are "surprisingly put in the framework of the regional security aspect."

In an interview with French daily newspaper Le Parisien, Valls said he was determined to pass labor reforms and he felt the protests would not further escalate.

"When a text (of reform) has been discussed, when it has prompted a compromise with unions, when it has been adopted in the National Assembly, I consider it my responsibility to see this through," Valls said in an interview published on Saturday.

Valls said he respected trade unions, including the CGT, but he found it unacceptable to blockade ports, fuel depots and refineries, especially at a time when the economy was starting to recover.

The stand-off worsened this week as the country mobilized strategic oil stocks for the first time in 6 years and employers warned the protests were starting to hurt the economy.

"I do not think that the movement will escalate, but I remain cautious," Valls told Le Parisien.

Valls said he would not withdraw the text of the reform, which could make it easier for firms to hire and fire.

The government says the reform is crucial to fight unemployment which is at above 10 percent of the workforce. The CGT says the reform dismantles protective labor regulation.

The text may be modified when it goes to the upper house of parliament for approval, Valls said. But the government would not go back on core parts of the reform such as removing obstacles for hiring for small and mid-sized companies.

In the sworn testimony, Lukens, who was a State Department official responsible for logistics and management support during Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, said he was advised that Clinton did not "know how to use a computer to do e-mail," only a Blackberry. Lukens offered to provide training to Clinton so she could access her email on a desktop computer but said he was told "the Secretary is very comfortable checking her e-mails on a Blackberry."
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Clinton used Lukens revelation to justify her actions, telling ABC that the "report makes clear that personal email use was the practice for other Secretaries of State. It was allowed. And the rules have been clarified since I left."