Tag: European Union

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  EU/Mercosur trade deal ratification delay: Brazil accuses France of “protectionist interests”

  

  Brazil hit back Tuesday at European reluctance to finalize a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur blocs over concerns about Amazon deforestation, saying a French report on the issue was motivated by “protectionist interests.”

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  “Dear friends in London, please stop playing games”, Germany appeals

  

  Germany’s Europe Minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Tuesday to drop plans for a bill that would break the country’s obligations to the European Union under its withdrawal treaty as time was running out to clinch an EU-Britain trade deal.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  EU conditions ratification of trade deal with Mercosur: France and Germany lead objections

  

  The European Union expects a clear commitment from Mercosur countries, particularly Brazil, that it will respect the sustainability issues included in the EU/Mercosur trade agreement, before any deal is ratified.

• Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 06:32 UTC

  Boris Johnson reiterates his support for Gibraltar

  

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged his full support to Gibraltar and its people whatever happens in a telephone conversation with the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on Friday.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Biden warns UK must honor Northern Ireland Good Friday 1998 peace agreement

  

  US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement as it withdraws from the European Union or there would be no separate U.S. trade deal.

• Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Eight EU countries urge “real action” from Brazil to combat deforestation

  

  A group of eight European countries urged Brazil to take “real action” to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, which is threatening Europe’s desire to source food and other products sustainably.

• Monday, September 14th 2020 - 11:12 UTC

  Blair and Major blast Johnson over “shocking” plan in breach of international law

  

  Former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major on Sunday said Britain must drop a “shocking” plan to pass legislation that breaks its divorce treaty with the European Union, in a breach of international law.

• Thursday, September 10th 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  France accuses the US of undermining talks to update digital age taxation

  

  France accused the United States on Wednesday of seeking to undermine international talks to update cross-border taxation for the digital age and urged Europe to prepare an EU tax if the negotiations fail.

• Thursday, September 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Johnson prepared to breach orderly EU exit treaty: Northern Ireland and Scotland pledge to fight the bill

  

  Britain on Wednesday readied to intentionally breach its EU divorce treaty with new legislation that critics warned would undermine its global standing and any hopes for an orderly exit out of the world's biggest single market.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  EU lawmakers cancel their session at Strasbourg because of the coronavirus

  

  European Union lawmakers have canceled their session at the parliament's headquarters in the French city of Strasbourg next week, despite a legal obligation to do so, because of the coronavirus, the assembly's president said on Tuesday.