Tag: European Union

• Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 08:29 UTC

  Lord Hague warns Brexit could put at risk Falklands' sovereignty and cautions about UK “disintegration”

  

  Former foreign secretary William Hague said that if Britain votes to leave the European Union, the Falkland Islands sovereignty could be put at risk, while Gibraltar would left in a very difficult position. The statement was published this week by The Telegraph in an article under the heading: “Brexit would put the Falkland Islands' sovereignty at risk”

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 08:21 UTC

  Euro skepticism spreads along the continent, shows Pew Research survey

  

  The European Union has suffered a “double dip” collapse in favorability in many member states since 2010, with many citizens across Europe demanding it return powers to them, according to research. A report from the Pew Research Center published Tuesday found that the British, who will vote on their future in the bloc on June 23, are not the only country with doubts about the EU.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 08:05 UTC

  Merkel appeals to UK voters: “I personally wish for Great Britain to stay part of the European Union”

  

  Angela Merkel broke her silence during the referendum campaign to warn that Britain would find itself isolated and weakened in trade talks outside the European Union. The German chancellor, who has not commented since David Cameron named the referendum date in February, said that a place at the bargaining table for the single market and international trade deals were reasons for Britain to remain in the EU on June 23.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:29 UTC

  “Out” prevailing over “Remain” in Brexit as immigration displaces economy as center of debate

  

  The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a 4-5 percentage point lead ahead of a June 23 referendum, according to online polls by ICM and YouGov, sending sterling towards three-week lows against the U.S. dollar.

• Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 08:25 UTC

  Net migration to UK, 333.000 in 2015, provides more ammo to the Leave campaign

  

  Campaigners wanting Britain to leave the European Union warned that immigration has “spun out of control”, as the new mayor of London launched his campaign for the country to stay in the bloc. Four weeks before the so-called Brexit referendum on June 23, the Office for National Statistics published data putting net migration - the difference between those arriving and leaving Britain - at 333,000 last year.

• Thursday, May 26th 2016 - 05:33 UTC

  WTO chief warns UK would have to renegotiate membership if Brexit wins

  

  Britain would face grueling negotiations to set the terms of its World Trade Organization membership if it decided to leave the European Union, the group's chief warned in Thursday's Financial Times.

• Monday, May 23rd 2016 - 09:12 UTC

  Gibraltar has benefited from 60m Euros in EU funding

  

  On the day that the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia leave for Brussels, the Government of Gibraltar considers that it is important to highlight the fact that Gibraltar stands to receive a total of nearly 60 million Euros in EU funding since the first allocation of such funds was made in 1990. This includes the current program.

• Friday, May 13th 2016 - 06:27 UTC

  Uruguay says beef and ethanol are included in Mercosur/EU proposals, but with no volumes or time span

  

  Uruguay's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa said on Thursday that all agriculture products are included in negotiations for a wide ranging trade and cooperation agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. The chief negotiator for Mercosur underlined that contrary to what was announced by some media, beef and ethanol are included in the proposals exchanged on Wednesday in Brussels between the two blocks.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2016 - 08:58 UTC

  Falklands' defense controversy surfaces following Hague's column in support of Remain

  

  Brexit campaigners have hit out at former foreign secretary William Hague after he claimed the Falkland Islands could fall to Argentina if the UK votes to quit the EU. In comments “rubbished” as scaremongering by Leave campaigners, Mr. Hague warned of an uncertain future for Falkland Islanders.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2016 - 06:18 UTC

  Leaving the EU would be disastrous for the Falklands, Gibraltar and Ulster

  

  By William Hague - Among the most inspiring experiences of my time in politics was meeting people who, in spite of great pressure to the contrary, chose to be British.