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Montevideo, August 1st 2026 - 03:36 UTC

Tag: Brexit

  • Monday, March 5th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

    An Irish “hard border” remains at the center of UK/EU Brexit debate

    Dublin and Brussels remain to be convinced that this can be avoided after UK leaves EU's customs union, unless Ulster continues to abide by its rules and of the single market

    The European Union is unlikely to accept the UK's latest proposal for avoiding a “hard border” on the island of Ireland after Brexit, the Irish government has said. Theresa May has said 80% of firms would face no new customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic and others would be simplified.

  • Saturday, March 3rd 2018 - 10:46 UTC

    Theresa May and Donald Tusk clash over Brexit: “real political difficulties”

    May told Tusk a draft Brexit treaty published by EU was “unacceptable” in its proposal of keeping Northern Ireland effectively in an EU customs union

    ”Real political difficulties” lie ahead for Brexit, EU summit chair Donald Tusk said after Prime Minister Theresa May gave him a preview of the vision of future trade ties she will unveil on Friday. Over lunch on Thursday at her Downing Street office, May told Tusk a draft Brexit treaty published by the European Union on Wednesday was “unacceptable” in its proposal of keeping Northern Ireland effectively in an EU customs union, potentially isolating the province economically from the British mainland.

  • Thursday, March 1st 2018 - 10:13 UTC

    Gibraltar in shock: it will mobilize all its options to counter any EU exclusion

    Clause 24 purports to give Spain a veto on the application to Gibraltar of the transitional period and of the future UK- EU relationship agreement.

    The Government of Gibraltar has stated that it is not surprised by the reference to Clause 24 in a footnote to the draft legal text on the Withdrawal Agreement published by the European Union27 on Wednesday. However, it nonetheless constitutes a disgraceful affront to a small British country that voted by 96% to remain in the European Union.

  • Thursday, March 1st 2018 - 10:07 UTC

    Ex PM Major calls for a free vote in Parliament on any deal with the European Union

    Major, who campaigned to stay in the EU, said it must be parliament, not the government, that makes the final decision on any new deal with the EU

    Former British Prime Minister John Major called on Wednesday for a free vote in parliament on whether to reject any deal negotiated with the European Union, warning the current plans are “bad politics” that will damage the economy.

  • Thursday, March 1st 2018 - 09:58 UTC

    Theresa May meets Donald Tusk before her major post-Brexit speech on Friday

    Mrs May, due to chair a meeting of the cabinet before her talks with Mr. Tusk, has already pledged not to accept the draft treaty as it stands.

    British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet top EU official Donald Tusk this Thursday, 24 hours before a major speech on British relations with the bloc after Brexit. Her talks with the European Council president come amid tensions over the EU's draft withdrawal treaty.

  • Thursday, March 1st 2018 - 09:53 UTC

    UK car industry “thousands of jobs” at risk if UK fails to reach a Brexit deal

    A BEIS Committee report said the UK car industry was largely export-led with Europe as the primary market. Success was built on “complex supply chains”

    Failing to strike a Brexit deal would put “hundreds of thousands” of jobs in the car industry at risk, MPs have said. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said continued close alignment with the EU would ensure the industry's survival. And it warned the introduction of trade barriers would leave the sector unable to compete with its European rivals.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 09:23 UTC

    North Ireland “hard border” controversy surfaces in in London and Brussels

    In the letter, obtained by Sky News, Boris Johnson tells Theresa May 95% of traffic would still pass unchecked if there was a hard border in North Ireland.

    The British government has dismissed any prospect of a return to a “hard border” on the island of Ireland after Brexit. It followed the leak of a letter from Boris Johnson in which he appeared to contemplate future customs border checks after the UK leaves the EU.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    Brexit: Corbyn proposes customs union with EU, but for Brussels it is “pure illusion”

    “Labour would seek to negotiate a new comprehensive UK-EU customs union to ensure no tariffs with Europe and avoid any need for a hard border in Ireland”

    Britain should enter a new customs union with the European Union, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday, setting up a possible parliamentary defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May who has vowed to leave the arrangement after Brexit.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 05:46 UTC

    Credit Suisse begins to move out from London, says Bloomberg report

    According to Bloomberg, the bank had considered relocating staff to Paris but backtracked after holding talks with local regulators and government officials

    Credit Suisse plans to move about 250 banker jobs out of London under its first phase of Brexit planning, according to reports. Employees in areas such as trading and mergers and acquisitions were likely to be relocated to Frankfurt or Madrid, Bloomberg reported. The Swiss bank employs about 5,500 staff in London. A spokesman said Credit Suisse “continued to investigate its options”.

  • Monday, February 26th 2018 - 07:28 UTC

    Corbyn expected to clarify position on Brexit in a divided Labour party

    Corbyn is expected to indicate his party’s support for agreeing a customs union, a decision that could result in the biggest test of May’s fragile authority in parliament.

    The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, will clarify the party’s position on Brexit this Monday in a move that could lead to a major parliamentary defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May. The Prime Minister has ruled out staying in any customs union with the European Union after Brexit because it would prevent the country from striking its own new trade deals with fast-growing economies such as China and India.