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  • Tuesday, January 9th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    Juncker convinced Brexit will happen, but is concerned about budget shortfall

    EU is bracing for hard bargaining between the bloc's net contributors and net recipients for the 2020-2026 period. UK is among the major net contributors

    European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker says he believes Brexit will go ahead and the EU should tackle its looming budget shortfall. “Don't believe those who say that it's not going to happen and that people in the UK have realized their error... I don't think that's going to be the case,” he told a Brussels conference.

  • Tuesday, January 9th 2018 - 09:24 UTC

    Holidays' scam: Britons encouraged to say they were sick to collect claims on return home

    On average, successful claimants get payouts of just over £2,000 each. As many as nine million Britons have been approached to make such sickness claims

    Millions of Britons are being encouraged to say they were sick while on holiday, according to the Association of British Travel Agents. A poll carried out for ABTA suggests that 19% of all holidaymakers may have been approached by a claims management company on their return home.

  • Tuesday, January 9th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

    Record sales in 2017 for Jaguar and Land Rover; China and US leading markets

    Jaguar saw strong demand for the Jaguar F-Pace, XE and XF models, while Land Rover's best-seller was the Discovery Sport, which sold 126,078 vehicles.

    The UK's biggest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), has said sales hit a record high last year. The company reported Jaguar sold 178,601 cars, up 20% on the year before, while Land Rover sales rose 2% to 442,508. JLR said sales had more than tripled since 2009.

  • Tuesday, January 9th 2018 - 08:14 UTC

    PM May's mini reshuffle of the cabinet: much expectation but little action

    The most powerful ministers remained in place, and Education Secretary Justine Greening quit the government after refusing to move to a new post.

    Prime Minister Theresa May attempted to re-energize her government with a Cabinet shake-up Monday as Britain prepares for a crucial phase in the negotiations over its departure from the European Union. But May, who heads a minority government divided over Brexit, had limited room to make changes, and the overhaul could reinforce perceptions that her authority is fragile.

  • Sunday, January 7th 2018 - 09:07 UTC

    Ex King Juan Carlos honored at military ceremony for his many years of “loyal service to Spain”

    It was the first time the former and current king had been seen together at a public event for several months

    Former Spanish King Juan Carlos appeared in full military garb alongside the current monarch, his son King Felipe VI, for the military ceremony at the royal palace in Madrid on Saturday. Joined by their two wives, the royals marked the annual Pascua Militar, which is held on January 6, the same day as Epiphany.

  • Saturday, January 6th 2018 - 09:35 UTC

    Europe and Mercosur scheduled to resume trade negotiations this month

    EC fruit and vegetable exports to the Mercosur countries in 2016 amounted to 241.3 million Euro, according to data from the EU Statistical Office, Eurostat

    The European Commission and Mercosur are planning to resume negotiations to reach a new Association Agreement during this month. The Commissioner of the European Trade Commission, Cecilia Malmström, stated that, after the last negotiating round, which took place in early December, and after the attempt to reach an agreement in the framework of the last round of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held from 11 to 14 December, the agreement was very close and would be reached in a matter of weeks.

  • Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:50 UTC

    Blair blasts Labour's “timidity” on a Brexit designed by the “Tory right”

    Blair urged the party he once led to “nail” the “myths” of the Brexit campaign, and fight for the rights of voters to “think again” about leaving

    Ex Labour prime minister Tony Blair has attacked Labor's “timidity” on Brexit, saying it would deliver a departure from the EU designed by the “Tory right”. He urged the party he once led to “nail” the “myths” of the Brexit campaign - and fight for the rights of voters to “think again” about leaving. He said 2018 would be the year the fate of Britain would be decided.

  • Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:39 UTC

    Chinese locomotives to revive Argentina's cargo train network

    Manufactured by China's CRRC Qishuyan, locomotives are a comprehensive plan to reactivate the rail system by modernizing its aging infrastructure

    A new shipment of Chinese-made locomotives arrived in the Port of Buenos Aires on Wednesday to revive Argentina's key Belgrano Cargas cargo train network. The eight locomotives will form part of a strategic rail line that traverses northern Argentina's agricultural heartland and connects producers with the eastern exporting hub of Rosario, a port located 300 km north of the capital.

  • Friday, January 5th 2018 - 09:44 UTC

    Galicia medium sized fish processing plants benefit with 8.3m Euros

    Contributions are intended to support investments made by SMEs that will significantly help to save energy or reduce the impact on the environment.

    A total of 50 small and medium-sized companies in Galicia were beneficiaries of the 2017 call for investments aid that result in improvements in the processing of fishery, shellfish and aquaculture products. This was announced by the Minister of Marine Affairs, Rosa Quintana, at the Pobra do Caramiñal, during a visit to the refrigeration logistics company Alimentos Cruz del Sur (Alicrusa), one of the beneficiaries.

  • Friday, January 5th 2018 - 09:39 UTC

    Scottish seafood processing industry threatened by Brexit: most workers from EEA

    Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, said that the study shows the Scottish seafood processing sector dependency on EEA workers

    A study into employment patterns of non-UK workers showed that 58% of Scottish seafood processing business employees come from other countries of the European Economic Area (EEA).