Tag: European Union

• Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands admits disappointment and frustration with Brexit deal

  

  Falkland Islands European Union exports are now subject to tariffs due to the UK not obtaining an agreement on behalf of the Falklands in relation to Brexit. On Wednesday, Legislative Assembly members released an opinion piece that expressed disappointment and frustration.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 05:00 UTC

  Johnson, Scottish independence referendum a “once in a generation” vote; Sturgeon, “we'll be back soon”

  

  Boris Johnson has reiterated his position that a Scottish independence referendum should be a “once-in-a-generation” vote. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr program, the prime minister said the gap between referendums on Europe - the first in 1975 and the second in 2016 - was “a good sort of gap.”

• Friday, January 1st 2021 - 21:50 UTC

  Boris Johnson's father applies for French citizenship: “I will always be European, that's for sure”

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU came to an end under the Brexit pact delivered by his son.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  An emotional Merkel admits 2020 has been her most difficult of her 15-year leadership

  

  Angela Merkel said in her last New Year's address to the nation as German chancellor that 2020 was by far the most difficult of her 15-year leadership, yet the start of vaccinations against COVID-19 made 2021 a year of hope.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:11 UTC

  British parliament approves UK/EU deal; “Brexit is not the end but a beginning” says Johnson

  

  British lawmakers approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's post Brexit deal with the European Union on Wednesday, as both sides looked to begin a new chapter of relations just days before their divorce becomes a reality.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:07 UTC

  Brussels and Beijing agreement to open the Chinese market to EU investors

  

  The European Union and China on Wednesday announced the political approval of a long-sought agreement to open the Chinese market further to EU investors, marking an economic victory for both sides.

• Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Pfizer delay in shipments affects eight European countries

  

  Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations including Spain, the Spanish health ministry said on Monday, a day after the European Union began its immunization campaign.

• Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Falklands fishing companies first reaction to the UK/EU post Brexit agreement

  

  The Falklands Islands Fishing Companies Association have made public a first reaction to the post Brexit agreement announced by the UK and the European Union, in which they assess the impact of the deal which excludes any consideration of exports from the Falklands to the EU:

• Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Europe launched a mass Covid-19 inoculation drive on Sunday; 6,25 million should be vaccinated by end of the year

  

  Europe launched a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.

• Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Galicia disappointed with fisheries post Brexit deal, pledges a belligerent attitude to recover lost fishing rights

  

  Spain's regional government of Galicia has publicly expressed its concern about the fisheries chapter in the recently agreed UK/EU post/Brexit trade deal, which it considers will have a cost of 190 million Euros for the regional fleet and anticipates it will adopt a “belligerent” attitude to recover the lost fishing rights of the regional industry,