Tag: European Union

• Monday, December 21st 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  French mayor threatens with a “Falklands' war” if no accord is reached on UK/EU fishing waters

  

  The French Mayor Frederic Couvillier, of the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer, has threatened the UK with a “Falklands War” pertaining the dispute over the fishing waters with the European Union. Furthermore, the mayor warned of the threat of an armed conflict in light of the looming Brexit deadline.

• Friday, December 18th 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  EU inoculation with the BioNtech-Pfizer vaccine forecasted to begin 27 December

  

  Beginning 27 December people across the European Union will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leven announced on Thursday.

• Friday, December 18th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Macron tests positive for Covid-19; track-and-trace among EU leaders

  

  President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, prompting a track-and-trace effort across Europe following numerous meetings between the French leader and EU heads of government in recent days. Macron, 42, was running France remotely after going into quarantine in the Elysee Palace, the presidency said.

• Friday, December 18th 2020 - 08:14 UTC

  CBI calls on the EU for a customs grace period after Brexit: UK firms “still on the dark”

  

  Britain's biggest business lobby group called on the European Union to delay introducing new customs checks after Brexit because firms haven't had enough time to prepare amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, December 15th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Distrust of Bolsonaro is holding up the EU/Mercosur trade deal, says EU ambassador in Brasilia

  

  Distrust in Europe of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government is holding up ratification of a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, the EU ambassador to Brasilia said.

• Monday, December 14th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  London and Brussels agree on an “extra mile” after an elusive post-Brexit deal

  

  London and Brussels agreed to “go the extra mile” in coming days to try to reach an elusive trade agreement despite missing their latest deadline to avert a turbulent ‘no deal’ exit for Britain from the European Union’s orbit at the end of the month.

• Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  PM Johnson vowed to go 'an extra mile' for a Brexit deal, but also tells UK to prepare for a crash out of EU

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday vowed to go the “extra mile” for a Brexit trade deal but instructed his government to prepare for Britain to crash out of the European Union’s single market at the end of this year.

• Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:37 UTC

  EU leaders unblock massive €1.8 trillion financial package for the recovery of the economy and linked to climate change

  

  European Union leaders unblocked on Thursday a €1.8 trillion financial package to help the economy recover from the pandemic-induced recession after reaching a compromise with Poland and Hungary, the chairman of EU leaders Charles Michel said.

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Maduro allies win 91% of the legislature's seats following the Sunday vote

  

  Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won 91% percent of the legislature's seats following a vote on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition and disavowed by the United States and the European Union.

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:29 UTC

  The last dinner: Boris Johnson and von der Leyen share British scallops and turbot

  

  After months of wrangling over access to British fishing waters, Britain's prime minister and the European Union's chief executive met for dinner in Brussels on Wednesday to pull Brexit trade talks back from the brink - and tucked into turbot.