Tag: Brexit

Wednesday, December 9th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
EU/UK reach post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland; Johnson meets EC head in Brussels

The European Union and UK have reached an unofficial agreement on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland and its land border to the EU. The deal is not tied to last-gasp trade talks, but could help grease the wheels. The co-chairs of the EU-UK joint committee on Tuesday announced an “agreement in principle” pertaining in large part to the Irish border issue.
Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:27 UTC
Britain and EU on the “last leg of negotiations” for a post Brexit trade deal

The UK is in the “last leg of negotiations” with the EU over a post-Brexit trade deal, the foreign secretary has said. Dominic Raab told the BBC it was likely the talks were entering the “last real major week”, and an agreement remained possible if the EU showed “pragmatism”.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Spain warns time running out to find a Brexit agreement over Gibraltar

Time is running out to find a Brexit agreement between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday. At stake in the talks is avoiding a hard European Union border in southern Spain after Britain completes its departure from the EU at the end of this year.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Biden does not want an Ireland/UK guarded border; insists on Good Friday peace deal

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday he did not want to see a guarded border between Ireland and the United Kingdom, adding that he had previously discussed the matter with the British and Irish prime ministers and other European leaders.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
UK recovers full control of its fishing waters; automatic rights for EU vessels revoked

The UK’s first major domestic fisheries legislation in nearly 40 years passed into law. The Fisheries Act 2020 gives the UK full control of its fishing waters for the first time since 1973. The Fisheries Act will enable UK to control who fishes in British waters through a new foreign vessel licensing regime and ends the current automatic rights for EU vessels to fish in UK waters.
Friday, November 20th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Brexit negotiations on line after a member of the EU team tested Covid-19 positive

Chief Brexit negotiators suspended direct talks on Thursday after a member of the EU team tested positive for Covid-19, but officials were continuing their work in line with health guidelines.
Friday, November 13th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Johnson's most powerful advisor, controversial Dominic Cummings leaves by end of the year

Dominic Cummings quit as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s most powerful aide and will leave by the end of the year. The news will plunge the Prime Minister’s leadership into a rough situation at a critical time for the UK as it navigates the closing stages of Brexit.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Lords strike a heavy defeat to Boris Johnson on proposed laws to breach UK's EU exit treaty

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament's upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain's EU exit treaty – a plan that has been criticized by US president-elect Joe Biden.
Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Argentina wants EU to eliminate zero tariff access for Falklands' exports

Argentina held a meeting with the European Union ambassador and 21 of 27 EU members' representatives in Buenos Aires and formally called for an end of the support for UK Falklands' sovereignty recognition in the ongoing Brexit negotiations between Brussels and London.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 07:24 UTC
Belgium dusts off 1666 charter issued by King Charles II to support its fishing rights in British waters

Belgium may resort to a 17th-century charter granted by a British king to retain fishing rights in Britain’s coastal waters if London and the European Union fail to agree on a trade deal by the end of this year.