Новости за 30.06.2016

After Brexit, the EU should re-balance powers between EU institutions and member states, Slovak leaders said.

Copenhagen police confiscated €10,700 from five Iraqi citizens, marking the first use of a controversial law that allows police to seize precious items. "Danish police checks every day whether asylum seekers have valuables ​​that can help finance the costs of their stay. Police now found valuables ​​that could be seized for the purpose," said Per Fiig, a police officer. The five Iraqis were arrested and sought asylum in Denmark.

Republican house speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday called on the Obama administration to start talking to the UK about a new trade agreement to ensure “a smooth” relationship after leaving the European Union. Speaking on Wisconsin radio station WBEL Ryan suggested that talks with Britain should be done on “a parallel track” to ongoing talks with the EU on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement.

The right-wing EPP, ECR, EFDD and ENF political groups voted to postpone a debate on human rights in Poland that was planned for the next European Parliament plenary in July. Polish EPP member Janusz Lewandowski said the step was motivated by Britain's vote to leave the EU. "All energy should now be focused on reducing the effects and costs of Brexit," he told Polish press agency PAP.

Former Dutch commissioner Neelie Kroes interrupted an interview with Belgian TV when faced with questions of her integrity. The journalist asked if Kroes had not contributed to public distrust when taking up a job position for Uber. The former competition commissioner, and current member of Uber's public policy advisory board, was a vocal defender of the ride-sharing platform during her time in office.

Slovakia's foreign minister calls for the EU to forge "a new kind of partnership" with Russia, a day before his country takes on the EU six-month presidency.

Leave campaigner Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the Conservative leadership race. After outlining in a speech the challenges a future Tory prime minister will face, Johnson concluded "that person cannot be me". His statement followed a surprise bid for the post by UK Justice Secretary Michael Gove, a fellow Leave advocate. Home Secretary Theresa May is another high-profile contender. MPs will hold a first ballot on Tuesday.

"Personal activism" is worth more than politicians' talk, but a “meek” EU will never regain public support, an Irish gay rights campaigner tells EUobserver.

The EU on Thursday opened a new negotiating chapter with Turkey on finance and budgetary affairs, a move that was agreed in the bloc's migration deal with Turkey earlier this year. Turkey launched its membership application in 2005, and since then the EU has opened 15 chapters out of the 35 needed to be agreed to join the bloc, but only one has been completed so far.

"Brexit means Brexit," home secretary Theresa May said on Thursday when officially launching her campaign to become conservative party leader and replace David Cameron as UK prime minister. "There must be no attempts to remain inside the EU, no attempts to rejoin it through the backdoor, and no second referendum," she said. Article 50 procedures to exit the EU should not be invoked before end of this year.

Russia's disinformation campaigns have become a homeland security issue inside the EU. Pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns are not only targeted at Ukraine or the Baltic states.

Bosnia must publish much-delayed census data before 1 July, otherwise its EU membership bid could be torpedoed. It could radically alter the quota-based governing system put in place after the war.

Denmark's ruling liberal party is warming toward a new referendum to join EU police agency Europol after a large majority in last December's referendum (53.1% said No) - refused to join EU justice and home affairs policies. Before new year, Denmark must have secured a deal to join Europol or a new referendum will be held. "We can't just keep waiting," the party's EU spokesperson Jan E. Joergensen told Politiken.

The German leader says the EU cannot rewrite the law every two years, after Matteo Renzi asks to be allowed to side-step state-aid rules.

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday said Portugal needs to make more effort to meet its fiscal targets following moves by the left-wing government to roll back austerity measures, reports Reuters. "Portugal would be making a big mistake if it does not stick to its commitments," he said. Portugal is required by the EU to meet a 2.2% deficit target this year.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation says the UK's exit from the European Union will boost jobs in the sector, reports The Guardian. It's chief executive Bertie Armstrong said the exit will give them “the ability to recover proper, sustainable, rational stewardship through our own exclusive economic zone for fisheries”. The majority of Scots had voted to remain within the EU. The EU each years sets environmental quotas for the fishing sector.

Shares in EU and US stocks rebounded on Tuesday following a sharp drop after the UK voted to leave the European Union last week, reports Reuters. Some $3 trillion had been wiped off global stocks. European shares rose 2.4% after earlier dropping 10%. The Dow Jones industrial average in the US rose 1.57%.

The French government is likely to miss its 2017 deficit target of 2.7% of gross domestic product, reports The Financial Times. The country's national auditor said renewed spending and overly optimistic growth figures have cast doubt on the state's commitment. “Respecting the plan to redress public finances for 2017-19 is hardly realistic in light of recent engagements,” said the national auditor.

Germany's vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel is set to embark on a three-day tour of Greece in an effort to shore up bilateral trade agreements and investment, reports Deutsche Welle. The tour, which starts Thursday (30 June), will include meetings with Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and senior officials. The some 120 German companies operating in Greece employ 39,000 people.

EU leaders' message on Brexit could be a strategy to scare off the next British government from launching the exit process.

The Russian leader's recent visit to Beijing shows that whereas China is going full steam ahead, Russia’s Asia pivot is slowly running out of steam.

The Brexit referendum has created an almighty political and economic mess, with little sign of a British or EU plan to clean things up.

Nicola Sturgeon's bid to keep Scotland in the EU was met with sympathy in Brussels, but the Spanish remain firmly opposed.