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Montevideo, May 19th 2024 - 12:41 UTC

Tag: European Union

  • Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 05:51 UTC

    Exit Brexit secretary laughs at Johnson's comments; Corbyn calls them silly arrogant remarks

    “Bluntly, I wouldn’t worry. I mean you will have to get the Foreign Secretary here to explain his views if you really wanted to”, said Brexit secretary Davis

    UK is already challenging Brussels over its Brexit divorce bill plans, David Davis has said as he laughed off concerns about Boris Johnson’s controversial suggestion the EU could “go whistle” if it makes “extortionate” demands.

  • Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 05:32 UTC

    EU can “go whistle”, says Boris Johnson of Brexit divorce bill

    “The sums I have seen that they propose to demand from this country appear to be extortionate. Go whistle seems to me to be an entirely appropriate expression”

    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told MPs the European Union can “go whistle” for any “extortionate” final payment from the UK on Brexit. He added the government had “no plan” for what to do in the event of no deal being agreed with the EU.

  • Monday, July 10th 2017 - 15:01 UTC

    EU main negotiator warns of “negative consequences” if no Brexit deal is reached

    Barnier said some on the British side have not understood EU’s position and believe that they can hold onto the benefits of a single market while giving up membership.

    It will not be possible for Britain to enjoy all the benefits of the single market or frictionless trade with its former EU partners after Brexit, the European Commission’s chief negotiator has warned. Michel Barnier told an EU committee in Brussels that there will be “negative” consequences to Brexit, which result from the UK’s decision to vote Leave in last year’s referendum and not from any attempt by the EU to “punish” the UK.

  • Saturday, July 8th 2017 - 23:39 UTC

    Gibraltar and UK delegations discuss Brexit at the Rock

    The Gibraltar delegation was led by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and included the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who is Minister for Brexit

    Delegations of the Gibraltar and United Kingdom Governments have met in Gibraltar on Friday for a full day of discussions covering a wide range of issues.

  • Friday, July 7th 2017 - 06:43 UTC

    CBI calls for UK to remain in the single market and customs union until the final Brexit deal

    In a speech at the LSE, Ms Fairbairn said it was “common sense” to stay in the single market and customs union until a trade deal was in place.(Pic CBI)

    The UK should stay in the single market and customs union until a final Brexit deal is in force, according to the CBI. Carolyn Fairbairn, head of the business lobby group, said it was “impossible” that all the details of a new trade deal with the European Union would be in place by March 2019. That is when talks about the UK's withdrawal are due to formally finish.

  • Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 07:18 UTC

    Hammond tells business leaders that jobs and prosperity are first priorities of Brexit negotiations

    Hammond said the UK government had to “focus relentlessly” on the key components of a free trade deal and customs agreement that “minimizes friction”

    Brexit is not a dominant issue for European Union countries, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond acknowledged as he called for jobs and prosperity to be the first priority in the negotiations. The Chancellor told business leaders that the UK had to remember that Brexit was “just one among many challenges” facing the other EU members.

  • Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 02:29 UTC

    Tabaré Vázquez concerned about Mercosur's political volatility

    Vázquez said the EU agreement should top the agenda during Mercosur's next summit.

    Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez Tuesday said that there are many internal problems in the countries that make up Mercosur, but that he was also “confident” that the main achievement this year will be the free trade agreement with the European Union.

  • Monday, June 26th 2017 - 03:48 UTC

    David Davis wants PM May to stay in office during Brexit talks

    David Davis has faith in PM Theresa May to lead UK through Brexit

    Britain's chief Brexit negotiator David Davis warned Sunday that any attempt from within the Conservative Party to have Prime Minister Theresa May replaced would be “catastrophic” as the European Union might push for a “punishment deal.” Davis also said that no deal at all would be better than such an agreement. Archbishop of Canterbury also takes a stand.

  • Monday, June 19th 2017 - 14:51 UTC

    UK starts Brexit negotiations from a weakened position

    In Germany “people who created this sort of chaos would be long gone,” Gabriel said in reference to PM May.

    Talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union to finalise Britain's exit from the continental block started Monday in Brussels, about one year after Britons voted that their country is to leave the bloc by March 30, 2019. But Europe is determined to set an example so that other countries will not be attracted to the idea, even if it includes leaving an open door for Britain to stay.

  • Saturday, June 17th 2017 - 03:22 UTC

    Father of unified Germany Helmut Kohl dies

    Helmut Kohl was the longest-serving Chancellor after WWII and second only to Bismarck overall.

    Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl died on Friday morning in his home in Ludwigshafen, the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) announced. The mentor of current Chancellor Angela Merkel and architect of Germany's reunification was 87 years old.