Tag: European Commission (EC)

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 05:13 UTC

  Parliament votes to ask EU for a delay to Brexit; MPs rejected a second referendum

  

  MPs voted on Thursday by 413 to 202 - a majority of 211 - for Prime Minister Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit. This means the UK may not now leave on 29 March as previously planned. Mrs. May says Brexit could be delayed by three months, to 30 June, if MPs back her deal in a vote next week.

• Wednesday, August 30th 2017 - 06:49 UTC

  None of UK papers on Brexit process are satisfactory, says EC president Juncker

  

  European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has delivered a fresh rebuke to Theresa May over her Government’s handling of the Brexit process. He said official papers setting out the UK Government’s positions were not satisfactory and it was “crystal clear” that an “enormous amount” of issues needed to be settled before talks on a future trade deal could begin

• Monday, May 26th 2014 - 13:14 UTC

  Spain supports EC proposal for an absolute ban on driftnets

  

  Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) publicly announced its satisfaction with the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council presented by the European Commission (EC) for the banning of driftnet fishing.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 17:02 UTC

  EU employment and social situation rapidly diverging and deteriorating

  

  The employment and social situation in the EU remained very serious in the second quarter of 2012 with unemployment rising overall but also displaying significant differences between Member States, households' financial situation deteriorating and child poverty increasing, a press release of the European Commission (EC) informs.