Politics

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 11:45 UTC

  PM May to meet Rajoy in Madrid; self determination debate at UN decolonization committee

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will meet Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, in Madrid on Thursday for talks on a range of issues including Brexit. The visit to Spain is part of a string of meetings in European capitals as Mrs May appeals for a fair “divorce deal” from Brussels for the UK.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 11:31 UTC

  UK fishermen cheer Brexit: they could recover £ 400 million of fish and shellfish caught by EU vessels

  

  Scottish fishermen have welcomed the publication of a report revealing the full extent of catches by foreign vessels in UK waters. Published by NAFC Marine Centre UHI in Shetland, and based on the European Commission’s most recent data, Dr Ian Napier’s report explains that more than half of the fish caught in British waters between 2012 and 2014 were taken by foreign fishing boats.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 11:17 UTC

  Ireland support measures for the economy preparing for the impact of Brexit

  

  The Irish government said on Tuesday it has introduced a number of specific measures to help firms that might be affected by the uncertainty caused by Britain's vote to leave the European Union (EU). The measures include an extension of the Special Assignee Relief Program, which gives designated individuals income tax relief for work done in the country until the end of 2020.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 11:09 UTC

  Princess Kate in her first solo foreign engagement meets King Willem-Alexander

  

  Princess Kate performed her first solo foreign engagement on Tuesday, meeting with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at his Villa Eikenhorst residence. The king is married to Queen Maxima, born in Argentina and currently in a visit to her country of birth.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 10:49 UTC

  UK official praises Mercosur new trade and integration focus

  

  Mercosur has “lost focus” because of years of political and ideological discussions instead of concentrating in trade integration, commented Nigel Baker, deputy head of the Foreign Office South America's department during a two day visit to Paraguay. The ex ambassador in the Vatican also anticipated that Brexit, UK leaving the European Union will help strengthen overall relations with Paraguay, one of Mercosur four founding members.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 10:42 UTC

  Queen Maxima of Netherlands in Argentina; meeting with Macri scheduled

  

  Queen Maxima of the Netherlands began a two-day official visit Tuesday to her native Argentina in her role as the U.N. secretary-general's special advocate for inclusive finance for development, or UNSGSA, meeting with authorities.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2016 - 09:06 UTC

  Hilary leads Trump, according to NBC/WSJ latest opinion poll

  

  Hilary Clinton has opened up a 14-percentage-point lead against Donald Trump nationally, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday. The survey found that in a two-way race between the two nominees, Clinton leads Trump 52% to 38%, up from a 7-percentage-point lead last month.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2016 - 08:58 UTC

  Small states self determination symposium in Gibraltar; Falklands represented by MLA Ian Hansen

  

  A two-day symposium on small states and the right to self-determination will open at the Garrison Library in Gibraltar this Thursday. Currently in its fourth edition these symposiums focus on issues that impact on Gibraltar and other like territories within a European and global framework. The Falkland Islands is represented by lawmaker MLA Ian Hansen

• Tuesday, October 11th 2016 - 08:52 UTC

  Brazil congress limiting Petrobras monopoly over subsalt oil resources

  

  Brazil's lower chamber of Congress approved this week the main points of a bill removing a requirement that state-led oil company Petrobras be the sole operator of vast offshore oil reserves in the costly subsalt layer with a minimum 30% stake in their development.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2016 - 08:20 UTC

  Economics Nobel for two professors pioneers in contracts' design on privatizing public services and CEO's bonuses

  

  Two U.S.-based professors won the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for studying how to best design contracts, work that sheds light on when it makes sense to give a CEO a bonus or privatize public services like schools, hospitals and prisons.