Tag: Brexit

• Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  Boris Johnson will resume Brexit talks next month in Brussels

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resume Brexit talks in Brussels next month, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Britain's negotiator with the European Union, David Frost, said Johnson will meet the presidents of the European Commission and Council to formally assess the state of the talks, according to the newspaper.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:40 UTC

  People of Gibraltar reject any return to old bilateralism in the Rock's post Brexit future

  

  The “status of Gibraltar” can be negotiated for Gibraltar by any parties other than the government of Gibraltar, and it is unacceptable to suggest that any negotiation could be between Spain and the United Kingdom. In the post-Brexit future, for the people of Gibraltar democratic legitimacy and credibility is above any return to old-style bilateralism.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:19 UTC

  Donald Tusk quips about Brexit mastermind Cummings and his trip

  

  A senior European Union politician couldn't help a Brexit quip as he waded into Britain's row over Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top adviser and mastermind of leaving the bloc who is accused of violating coronavirus travel curbs.

• Saturday, May 23rd 2020 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina asks Ireland's support to exclude the Falklands from any post Brexit EU-UK accord

  

  The Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá held a round of talks with his counterparts from Australia, Ireland and Armenia to address issues of special significance for an Argentine foreign policy such as the current Coronavirus pandemic, and its impact on the global economy, and the European Union position regarding the Falkland Islands in a post Brexit scenario.

• Saturday, May 16th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  Britain-EU round of post Brexit talks end with scant progress

  

  Britain and the European Union urged each other on Friday to give ground in talks over a post-Brexit trade deal or risk failure in tetchy exchanges after the latest bout of bargaining ended with scant progress.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Germany fears a hard Brexit, as UK moves away from political negotiations

  

  German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Falklands input to UK/EU Brexit trade negotiations to avoid a fait accompli

  

  Lawmaker MLA Teslyn Barkman confirmed that work continues in London to ensure that any future Brexit agreement (UK leaving the EU) has input from the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 10:00 UTC

  UK and EU resume a week long round of Brexit trade talks; IMF concern, urges extension of deadline

  

  British and European Union (EU) officials restarted on Monday a week-long round of Brexit trade talks after a break because of the coronavirus, which is making an end-of-year deal look even more unlikely. After a first-round in early March negotiations were suspended for six weeks as officials focused on the deadly virus sweeping Europe.

• Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:38 UTC

  Sour relations: EU ministers warn London must respect treaty that eased terms of Brexit

  

  EU ministers gathering on Tuesday to adopt a joint negotiating stance on future ties with Britain warned London it must first respect a treaty struck last year that eased the terms of its Brexit. They also stressed that mirroring EU standards will be crucial for British goods to be allowed tariff-free access to the huge European single market.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2020 - 07:26 UTC

  Scottish salmon farmers face “huge unnecessary burdens” under Brexit

  

  Salmon farmers face “huge unnecessary burdens” and a loss of market share under UK government plans for Brexit. The chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said firms were being told to prepare for trade barriers with the EU. The industry is also warning that added red tape could see £9m on costs and delays to the departure of fresh fish.