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'Only in Europe Can Britain Be Great' is the headline on an op-ed in the New York Times in which former Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes the positive case for a Remain vote. Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/opinion/only-in-europe-can-britain-be-great-gordon-brown.html?emc=edit_ee_20160607&nl=todaysheadlines-europe&nlid=74103272

The secretary general of NATO on Monday warned against Brexit and moves that result in "a more fragmented security environment" in Europe. "We don't need more instability, we don't need less cooperation in Europe," Jens Stoltenberg said at a POLITICO event in Brussels, adding that the "EU and NATO need a strong U.K." to help transatlantic relations and strengthen military cooperation: http://www.politico.eu/article/nato-chief-on-brexit-we-dont-need-more-instability-in-europe-uk-eu-counter-terrorism/

Stoltenberg was at pains to insist that neither the EU nor NATO alone have the tools needed to win in hybrid warfare (which includes non-military aggression and cyberthreats), and that they must join together, for example through parallel EU and NATO playbooks (setting out who does what in the event of attack) and linked training exercises: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?

THE MYTH OF AN EU ARMY THAT WON'T DIE: Politico reports on why an EU Army is a pipe dream, and how, if it did ever come close to fruition, the U.K. couldn't stop it from outside the EU: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cma7tAjWss5hG_EAAfKd3XbA2&fid=flinbox

The European Union's top officials will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama for a transatlantic summit in July in Warsaw, the EU announced Monday. Politico reports: http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-and-us-leaders-to-meet-in-warsaw-in-july-barack-obama-europe-poland-warsaw-foreign-policy/

In the corridors of power in Berlin, the knowledge that the best thing to do now is keep out of the British debate is mixed with deep angst about losing a kindred free-market spirit that helps balance out the statist leanings of the third big EU power, France, comments EurActiv. "We're all crossing our fingers," said David McAllister, Minister President of the state of Lower Saxony (CDU), and an ally of Merkel. "We would really miss them," the half-Scottish politician said: http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/with-the-uk-referendum-germany-realises-the-limits-of-its-power/?nl_ref=14347761

The director general of the World Trade Organization said "it's very likely" that both the U.K. and the EU will have to negotiate new trade deals "with all WTO members" if Britain votes to leave the EU at a June 23 referendum, reports Politico Trade. Roberto Azevedo told Reuters in an interview published Monday that a Brexit would not only force Britain into talks with the WTO, but would mean Brussels having to reassess its relationship with the rest of the world. "It is very likely that both the EU and the U.K. will have to negotiate with all WTO members," Azevedo said. He said such talks could take "a few years, it could be decades": https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cmeQYiogAs5hGujwAjfeRg5g2&fid=flinbox

The British chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne will warn today [Monday] that Brexit would cause a "profound economic shock" in Northern Ireland and lead to an "inevitable" hardening of the Border, reported the Irish Times. Mr Osborne, who begins a two-day visit to Northern Ireland and the Republic today, will also cite new analysis to suggest a UK vote to quit the European Union would cost thousands of jobs in the North: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/brexit-could-cost-north-1-3bn-says-george-osborne-1.2673799

Sixty percent of British food industry respondents for a survey from Food Manufacture [news website] said they thought leaving the EU would be bad for business, reported Politico Morning Agri and Food: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cm5cDdRW0s5hGUJAAhWthT9A2&fid=flinbox

A letter to the Times penned by a group of activists and reported by Politico Morning Trade questioned the progress of disabled rights if Britain were to leave the EU, noting that Britain's membership in the EU brought about not only disabled rights, but also maternity rights, equal pay and workers' safety. The letter: http://bit.ly/212YLOe

EU telecoms regulators said yesterday (6 June) that a new net neutrality law would give Europe stronger internet traffic rules than the United States, where a year-old regulation is facing legal challenges, reports EurActiv: http://www.euractiv.com/section/innovation-industry/news/europe-will-have-stronger-net-neutrality-rules-than-the-us-regulators-say/?nl_ref=14347761

The European Union will present proposals on Tuesday to relaunch a little-used work permit scheme, similar to the US Green Card, as part of efforts to curb irregular migration to the 28-nation bloc, officials said yesterday (6 June), reports EurActiv. The weekly meeting of the executive European Commission will also flesh out plans to offer funding for African countries in ways intended to reduce incentives for their citizens to emigrate to Europe: http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-plans-migrant-work-permit-relaunch-funding-for-africa/?nl_ref=14347761

A European Parliament Plenary session in Strasbourg on Monday night heard a summary of the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) Committee's unfair trading practices report, which goes to a vote today, reports Politico Morning Agri and Food. It calls for an EU-wide framework to define guidelines for dealing with unfair bargaining power relations in the supply chain to help struggling farmers: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cm5cDdRW0s5hGUJAAhWthT9A2&fid=flinbox

A group of specialist institutions, including the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and the EU-funded FUSIONS project, issued report today proposing a universal standard to measure food waste, reports Politico Agri and Food. The Food Loss & Waste Standard is a voluntary measurement scheme designed to cut down on the enormous amount of food wasted each year - which the group says costs $940 billion - and help combat food insecurity and climate change: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cmo4Sn5tEr5hGd-QAjfeSmhA2&fid=flinbox

UNITED NATIONS - A year after it received the United Nations Security Council's approval to try to stop human smuggling out of Libya, Europe is seeking the Council's authorization to intercept illegal arms going into Libya, reports the New York Times. Speaking to the Council on Monday, the European Union's top foreign policy official, Federica Mogherini, urged members to authorize European naval operations in the Mediterranean Sea "to enforce the U.N. arms embargo on the high seas, off the coast of Libya": http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/world/europe/european-union-seeks-un-approval-to-intercept-libya-bound-arms.html?emc=edit_ee_20160607&nl=todaysheadlines-europe&nlid=74103272&_r=0

The European Commission has adopted a series of legal proposals aimed at simplifying and modifying the safety and security framework for passenger boats in EU waters. EurActiv Spain reports. Updating the legislation has been a reaction to "lessons learned, including accidents and the evolution of technology", said the Commission, which insisted that the safety of more than 400 million passengers that set sail in EU waters every year would be guaranteed in a more effective and efficient manner: http://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/commission-adopts-new-rules-in-wake-of-costa-concordia-disaster/?nl_ref=14347761

Macedonia's president has withdrawn pardons for top political and administrative officials that he had issued on 12 April, reports EUobserver. The EU had urged Gjorge Ivanov to cancel the blanket amnesty given to 56 politicians, most of whom had been under investigation by a special prosecutor: https://euobserver.com/tickers/133719