Politics

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Scotland parliament rejects Brexit legislation; potential for constitutional clash with London

  

  The Scottish Parliament voted against British Prime Minister Theresa May’s landmark Brexit legislation, setting up a potential constitutional crisis and further complicating the path to an orderly departure. Lawmakers in Edinburgh voted 93-30 to withhold consent for the EU withdrawal bill. The U.K. can disregard the vote, but it would be the first time London asserts its dominance over the regional parliament.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Welsh Assembly supports EU Withdrawal Bill after months of talks and heated debate

  

  A majority of Welsh assembly members have given their consent to a controversial Brexit bill. It follows the UK and Welsh governments reaching agreement on changes to the EU Withdrawal Bill after months of talks. Labour, Welsh Conservative and UKIP AMs supported the Welsh Government's position in a heated debate on Tuesday, while Plaid Cymru opposed the move.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Catalan MPs elect fervent separatist who pledges to reinstate Puigdemont as “the legitimate president”

  

  Catalan MPs have elected a fervent separatist as the new chief of the region, ending a leadership vacuum of more than six months and setting the scene for more confrontations with the Spanish government. Quim Torra, 55, a former corporate lawyer who went on to lead a prominent pro-secession group, vowed to build an independent Catalan republic by working under the leadership of his fugitive predecessor, Carles Puigdemont.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  Boris Johnson expected in Argentina; homage to Falklands/Malvinas conflict fallen in the agenda?

  

  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is expected next week in Argentina for a G20 ministerial meeting and, according to Buenos Aires media, normally well informed, he is scheduled to attend a homage to the fallen in the South Atlantic conflict. This would take place in the framework of the new constructive positive turn for Argentine/UK bilateral relations, which includes cooperation in several fields.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Brexit: Thomson Reuters moves part of its trading business to Dublin

  

  Thomson Reuters, which operates trading systems for financial institutions around the world, is moving its foreign exchange derivatives trading business to Dublin from London. The company said it was moving so that post-Brexit it would still be regulated by European Union rules and could continue to sell into the EU.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands' Legislative Assembly members visit West Falkland

  

  From Friday 11 May to Sunday 13 May 2018, Members of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly visited West Falkland to give a series of presentations on The Islands Plan 2018 – 2022.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 06:40 UTC

  “Falklands want a normal, friendly relationship with all its neighbors, but...”

  

  ”We would be delighted to have a normal, friendly relationship with all our neighbors, to freely trade with, work with and discuss things of mutual benefit” said Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Roger Edwards at the UN Decolonization 2018 Pacific Regional Seminar held in Grenada last week. But, he added, “instead, we are not recognized or accepted as a people in our own right”, by Argentina.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 07:26 UTC

  Berlusconi is back: ban from holding public office lifted by Italian court

  

  An Italian tribunal has lifted a ban on veteran centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from holding public office, meaning he could run to be prime minister in the next national election.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 07:19 UTC

  Falklands planned demining demolitions scheduled for next Friday

  

  The Falkland Islands Demining project has scheduled another planned demolition next Friday, 18 May and has set out preparations in a release.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 06:54 UTC

  Argentina's “L” Day challenge: US$ 25bn in Peso bonds mature on Tuesday

  

  The Argentine Peso plummeted to a new low on Monday despite government attempts to curb losses in recent weeks by hiking interest rates and shedding billions in foreign reserves. The Peso fell sharply on opening Monday and closed down 6.2%, trading at 25.52 against the dollar, having lost close to 33% so far this year.