International

• Friday, June 22nd 2018 - 08:52 UTC

  Unequivocal EU support for Dublin: no Brexit deal without agreement on the Irish border

  

  European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the UK there will be no Brexit deal without agreement on the Irish border. On a visit to Dublin, Mr Juncker said fellow EU member states would not let Ireland be “isolated” on the impasse, insisting the demand for a resolution was a Europe-wide demand.

• Friday, June 22nd 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  Falklands and the Brexit impact outlined in London meetings

  

  A Falkland Islands delegation recently travelled to London to attend the Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations, which basically is dealing with Brexit negotiations and its impact for Overseas Territories. The delegation was made up of MLA Teslyn Barkman, together with Senior Policy Advisor Richard Hyslop and were joined by Falklands London Representative Sukey Cameron

• Friday, June 22nd 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  “Power grab” controversy at the British/Irish Council agenda in Guernsey

  

  Nicola Sturgeon is to meet senior UK government politicians for the first time since accusing them of “ripping up” the devolution settlement. The first minister will hold talks with Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington in Guernsey.

• Friday, June 22nd 2018 - 08:15 UTC

  Airbus warns UK on Brexit and “its severe negative consequences”

  

  Airbus has warned it could leave the UK if the country exits the European Union single market and customs union without a transition deal. The European plane maker said the warning was not part of “project fear, but its dawning reality”. Airbus employs about 14,000 people at 25 different sites in the UK.

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 14:38 UTC

  “The Argentine claim to our Falkland Islands is unfounded and unwelcome”

  

  ”We have a right to live in peace, in freedom and to determine our own future”. “We have a right to live in peace, we have a right to our freedom and above all we have a right to determine our own future”, Falkland Islands elected lawmaker, MLA Ian Hansen told the United Nations decolonization committee or C24 on Wednesday, in New York.

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 12:16 UTC

  Trump signs executive order ending policy of separating immigrant families

  

  Following days of fierce global criticism, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end his policy of family separations along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump signed the order on Wednesday, saying he “didn’t like the sight or the feeling of families being separated.”

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 11:44 UTC

  Chile Day in London, 6-7 September, to promote growth and investments

  

  Chile Day in London will take place on 6-7 September; it was announced at an event in the British embassy in Santiago de Chile. The initiative has grown steadily since its year of inception in 2011 and “this year promises to be a new focus, at an important time for both our countries”, said ambassador Fiona Clouder.

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 08:03 UTC

  IMF Executive Board approves US$50bn Stand-By Arrangement for Argentina

  

  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Wednesday a three-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Argentina amounting to US$50 billion (equivalent to SDR 35.379 billion, or about 1,110 percent of Argentina’s quota in the IMF).

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 07:46 UTC

  Siemens UK claims current Brexit scenario “very difficult...we don't know what we are planning for”

  

  United Kingdom should remain in the customs union after Brexit unless there is a proper alternative, the boss of Siemens UK has said. Jürgen Maier, chief executive of the German firm's UK operations, told Reuters contingency planning for Brexit was “very difficult” as “we don't know... what we are planning for”.

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 07:27 UTC

  “A crucial step” for Theresa May: Parliament passes EU Withdrawal Bill

  

  Theresa May has welcomed the passing of the Brexit bill through Parliament as “a crucial step” in delivering a “smooth and orderly Brexit”. Peers accepted the amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill sent to them from the House of Commons, meaning the bill now goes for Royal Assent, becoming law.