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Germany: we reserve the right to bar Turkish campaigners

GEIR MOULSON and two European Union lashed out again at the Turkish ministers, with Presi- of Saarland state — which
Associated Press nations, Germany and the Dutch — repeating an as- dent Recep Tayyip Erdo- holds a regional election
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Netherlands, over Turkish sertion that they were re- gan accusing Germany of March 26 — said Tuesday
government reserves the politicians’ hopes to cam- sponsible for the slaughter “Nazi practices.” In recent she wants to prevent any
right to impose entry bans paign there ahead of their of Bosnian Muslims in Sre- days, Erdogan has labeled such rallies there. It appears
on Turkish officials hoping to country’s constitutional ref- brenica in 1995 and saying the Netherlands as “Nazi that none were planned.
campaign in the country, erendum next month. that “they have nothing to remnants” after it prevent- Altmaier told the Funke
though the measure would At the European Parlia- do with the civilized world; ed two Turkish ministers
be a “last resort,” Chancel- ment, EU leaders voiced they have nothing to do from making campaign newspaper group that
lor Angela Merkel’s chief of solidarity with the Neth- with the modern world.” appearances. Germany, like every other
staff said Wednesday. erlands and condemned Turkey reacted furiously last Germany’s federal gov- country, has the right to
Peter Altmaier’s comments Nazi parallels drawn by week to some local Ger- ernment so far has said it prevent members of for-
followed days of escalating Turkish officials. man authorities’ decisions won’t impose a blanket eign governments from en-
tensions between Turkey But Turkey’s president to block appearances by ban, though the governor tering. q
EU chief dismisses ‘threats’ of British exit without a deal

British Prime Minister The- In that case, Britain would
resa May has promised to fall back on World Trade
trigger the process for leav- Organization rules that
ing the 28-nation bloc by would see tariffs of 30 to 40
the end of the month. That percent on U.K. agricultural
would launch two years exports and 10 percent on
of talks that would see the cars and new barriers for fi-
country exit early in 2019. nancial services firms.
“We will have no choice “I can’t quantify it for
but to start the withdrawal you yet,” Davis told the
talks once the U.K. noti- House of Commons Exit-
fies,” Tusk said. “It is our wish ing the EU Committee. “I
to make this process con- may well be able to do so
structive, and conducted in a year’s time. It’s not as
in an orderly manner.” frightening as some people
That means addressing the think, but it’s not as simple
uncertainty of around 3 mil- as some people think.” “We want to ensure we
lion EU citizens living in the Once May triggers maintain fairness in the tax
U.K., and 1 million Britons the EU exit clause — Article system.”
who reside in the 27 other 50 of the bloc’s govern- Self-employed workers
nations. A major battle ing treaty — European of- currently pay National In-
looms over money. Britain ficials will require about a surance taxes equal to 9
European Council President Donald Tusk listens at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern could face a hefty divorce month to organize a sum- percent of earnings, 3 per-
France, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Tusk is warning Britain that leaving the EU without any formal bill of up to 60 billion eu- mit of EU leaders and final-
agreement would harm the U.K. most. centage points less than
(AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) ros ($64 billion), but while ize negotiating guidelines traditional employees.
LORNE COOK the English Channel that it work,” he said. it hasn’t refused outright to and a mandate for Michel The inequity was hurting
the nation’s coffers as the
pay, London does object Barnier, a former French
Associated Press might be best to walk away The people of Britain voted to that sum. May has said government minister who number of self-employed
BRUSSELS (AP) — European without a deal. in June to leave the EU — that Britain would be willing is leading negotiations on people grows. The Office
Council President Don- “I want to be clear that a the first member state ever to walk away if talks stall, behalf of the EU. of National Statistics report-
ald Tusk warned Britain no-deal scenario would to do so — in part out of ed Wednesday that a re-
Wednesday that leaving be bad for everyone, but concern about migrant saying no deal is better The negotiations, which cord 4.8 million people are
the EU without any formal above all for the U.K., be- workers from other member than a bad deal. would also outline the fu- now self-employed, up by
agreement would harm cause it would leave a num- states exploiting the U.K.’s U.K. Brexit Secretary Da- ture shape of Britain’s rela- 148,000 over the past year,
the U.K. most. ber of issues unresolved,” relatively generous social vid Davis acknowledged tionship with the EU, would representing 15.1 percent
With Britain set in coming he told EU lawmakers in welfare scheme, and wor- Wednesday that the gov- have to be concluded by of the total workforce.
days to launch two years Strasbourg, France. ried by the country’s ap- ernment had not assessed October 2018 to leave time Such numbers are impor-
of negotiations preparing “We will not be intimidated parent loss of sovereignty the economic implications for European, and possibly tant as the government
its departure, Tusk respond- by threats, and I can as- to an unelected EU bu- of leaving the EU without a British, institutions to adopt tries to shore up the bud-
ed to “threats” from across sure you they simply will not reaucracy in Brussels. trade deal. the final agreement.q get ahead of the uncer-
tainty of leaving the Euro-
UK Treasury chief backs down on tax plans after outrage pean Union.

DANICA KIRKA mond announced an in- servatives had promised no going to happen now. Taylor, a former adviser to
Associated Press crease in National Insur- such increases during the “We will bring forward fur- Tony Blair.
LONDON (AP) — Britain ance contributions for the 2015 election campaign. ther proposals but we will “As a number of my parlia-
scrapped a plan for high- self-employed in his bud- Just moments after the not bring forward increases mentary colleagues have
er taxes on self-employed get last week, arguing the U-turn was announced, in (national insurance) later been pointing out in recent
workers Wednesday after measure was needed to Prime Minister Theresa May in this Parliament,” she said. days, the trend towards
the proposal touched off level the playing field for faced a loud and boister- A review into the matter greater self-employment
outrage from the nation’s those employed by com- ous House of Commons. will go forward, and car- does create a structural
growing legion of self-em- panies and those who work Amid howls, she insisted ried out alongside a review issue in the tax base on
ployed workers. for themselves. The public that while she still wanted on employment rights to which we will have to act,”
Treasury chief Philip Ham- was outraged, as the Con- equity in taxation, it wasn’t be carried out by Matthew she said. q