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Montevideo, April 25th 2024 - 01:36 UTC

Tag: Europe Union

  • Thursday, January 18th 2018 - 09:48 UTC

    Juncker renews offer to UK to stay in EU; Brexit is a catastrophe and “the blame is on many”

    Speaking to the European Parliament, Juncker said he accepted a share of responsibility for the British referendum vote in 2016 to leave the Union.

    The European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker renewed an offer to Britain on Wednesday to stay in the European Union and said he hoped that even if it goes through with Brexit it would apply to rejoin the bloc.

  • Saturday, January 13th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

    EU sigh of relief: Germany's grand coalition en route to a “renewed marriage”

    “We have felt since the elections that the world will not wait for us, and in particular...we are convinced we need a new call for Europe,” Merkel said

    Chancellor Angela Merkel struck a deal with Social Democrat (SPD) rivals on Friday to open government coalition talks, easing months of uncertainty that has undermined Germany’s global role and raised questions about her political future. But the deal to revive a “grand coalition” that has governed since 2013 must be approved by an SPD congress planned for January 21.

  • Thursday, January 11th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    UK charm offensive in Germany to lobby for London's post Brexit financial services

    Secretary David Davis and Philip Hammond published in the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung calling for a bespoke solution to maximize cooperation

    The German government on Wednesday sought to pour cold water over Britain's hopes of a bespoke post-Brexit arrangement for financial services. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman told reporters that Berlin's focus would remain on preserving a unified stance among the 27 EU nations as Brexit negotiations prepare to enter a critical phase. Britain's financial services industry is expected to be one the main battlegrounds in the next stage of talks.

  • Wednesday, January 10th 2018 - 10:38 UTC

    Farage: Barnier doesn't understand why 17 million voted to leave the EU

    Farage, member of the EU Parliament, said he was left with the impression after the Barnier meeting that the UK and EU would easily strike a trade deal for goods.

    Nigel Farage, who as leader of the UK Independence Party was one of the leading campaigners for Britain to leave the European Union, crossed swords with one of his main EU adversaries. After meeting Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, for about 30 minutes in Brussels, Farage said he was convinced that the Frenchman doesn’t understand why more than 17 million people voted for the UK to leave in the 2016 referendum.

  • Tuesday, January 9th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    Juncker convinced Brexit will happen, but is concerned about budget shortfall

    EU is bracing for hard bargaining between the bloc's net contributors and net recipients for the 2020-2026 period. UK is among the major net contributors

    European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker says he believes Brexit will go ahead and the EU should tackle its looming budget shortfall. “Don't believe those who say that it's not going to happen and that people in the UK have realized their error... I don't think that's going to be the case,” he told a Brussels conference.

  • Saturday, January 6th 2018 - 09:35 UTC

    Europe and Mercosur scheduled to resume trade negotiations this month

    EC fruit and vegetable exports to the Mercosur countries in 2016 amounted to 241.3 million Euro, according to data from the EU Statistical Office, Eurostat

    The European Commission and Mercosur are planning to resume negotiations to reach a new Association Agreement during this month. The Commissioner of the European Trade Commission, Cecilia Malmström, stated that, after the last negotiating round, which took place in early December, and after the attempt to reach an agreement in the framework of the last round of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held from 11 to 14 December, the agreement was very close and would be reached in a matter of weeks.

  • Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:00 UTC

    Controversy in Brazil for self imposed ban on sea food exports to Europe

    Peixe BR regrets “the lack of attention” to national aquaculture by government and demands measures to impede imperiling the conquest of new business partners.

    The Brazilian aquaculture association Peixe BR criticized the temporary suspension of fish and shellfish exports to the European Union (EU) self-imposed by the Brazilian government. The entity which represents more than half of the Brazilian production of farmed fish argued that “without doubt, this is bad news, but it can't be said that it is unexpected or that it has been a surprise for the Brazilian authorities”.

  • Wednesday, January 3rd 2018 - 10:29 UTC

    EU and Chile discussions to renew association agreement

    Chile produces 5 million tons of fruit, 2.6 million of which are exported. It is also a leading fruit exporter and world's leading exporter of table grapes and blueberries

    The European Union and Chile have started negotiations in Brussels for the renewal of the Association Agreement. The first round was held in November and the Commission subsequently launched a consultation aimed at the sectors affected in order to find out their opinions on the issue. This process is planned to conclude on 19 February.

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