Tag: European Council

Saturday, February 24th 2018 - 07:54 UTC
UK's approach to next stage of negotiations bases on “pure illusion”, says Tusk

UK's approach to the next stage of Brexit negotiations seems to be based on “pure illusion”, Donald Tusk says. The European Council president told a news conference in Brussels that the UK was still trying to “cherry pick” its future relationship with the EU.
Friday, December 8th 2017 - 21:13 UTC
Breakthrough in Brexit negotiations; Juncker calls it a compromise

The European Commission said on Friday enough progress had been made in Brexit negotiations with Britain to allow a second phase of talks on future relations to begin, ending an impasse over the status of the Irish border.
Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 07:51 UTC
PM May/Tusk meeting to advance on the Florence “constructive” speech

British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday - the first time since the PM set out plans for a two-year transition period post-Brexit. It comes a month before the council will decide whether sufficient progress has been made to begin trade talks.
Saturday, April 29th 2017 - 08:36 UTC
EU-27 meet in Brussels to discuss joint strategy for UK Brexit negotiations

European Union countries are meeting in Brussels to discuss a joint strategy for negotiations with the UK over Brexit. Twenty-seven countries will be present, but the UK will not take part. The EU will insist that progress must be made in talks on separating the UK from the EU, before any discussions can begin about future trade relations. Official talks between London and the EU will not begin until after the UK general election on 8 June.
Tuesday, March 21st 2017 - 06:55 UTC
UK will notify withdrawal from EU on 29 March; talks expected to begin in May

British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger EU withdrawal talks under Article 50 on March 29, Downing Street has announced. The Prime Minister’s letter officially notifying the European Council of the UK’s intention to quit will set in train a two-year negotiation process expected to lead to Britain leaving the EU on 29 March 2019.
Friday, December 16th 2016 - 10:00 UTC
Brexit: UK wants to first discuss status of Britons in Europe and EU citizens in UK

UK Prime Minister Theresa May wants an early deal on what Brexit means for the status of Britons in Europe and EU citizens in the UK, she has told EU leaders. The prime minister's comments came as she updated fellow leaders on the UK's plans for leaving the European Union.
Monday, December 21st 2015 - 07:59 UTC
PM Cameron asks for flexibility from EU leaders; confirms 2017 referendum

Britain's David Cameron has urged EU leaders to show “flexibility” and “work together” to help him reduce migration numbers. The PM said “unprecedented” levels of immigration were “undermining support for the European Union” in the UK. Cameron presented his bid to reform the EU for over half-an-hour at dinner at the European Council summit in Brussels.
Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 08:12 UTC
Grexit Day next Sunday, Euro Zone members warn Tsipras

Euro zone members announced on Tuesday that they have given Greece until the end of the week to come up with a proposal for sweeping reforms in return for loans that will keep the country from crashing out of Europe's currency bloc and into economic ruin.
Wednesday, March 26th 2014 - 22:44 UTC
Obama suggests a transatlantic trade pact would cut Europe' dependency on Russian energy

$EU wants access to US natural gas, but is reluctant to support fracking in the continent$

US President Barack Obama has told the European Union it cannot rely on the United States alone to reduce its dependency on Russian energy, as relations with Moscow chill over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.
Friday, May 24th 2013 - 07:23 UTC
British Overseas Territories tax havens hold £ 4 trillion, claims Oxfam

People using tax havens have deprived governments worldwide of £100 billion in revenue, enough to end extreme poverty twice over, according to new figures published by Oxfam. The total amount of lost tax revenue is far higher than £100 billion, as the figure only includes tax dodged by individuals, and not companies.