Tag: European Union

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  What happens to the United Kingdom now?

  

  By Chris Patten – Even after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, the country will face years of talks in which it will be negotiating from a position of weakness. The UK will be less prosperous and influential than before and will be under increasing internal strain because of policies driven by malignant English nationalism.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 08:19 UTC

  Brexit 31 October commemorative coins to be “recycled”

  

  Commemorative coins minted to mark Brexit on 31 October will be “recycled” after the UK's exit from the EU was delayed by a further three months. The Royal Mint had been asked to produce new 50p pieces featuring the UK's scheduled departure date.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 07:04 UTC

  EU agrees to a three month Brexit; PM Johnson insists with a December election

  

  The European Union agreed to a Brexit delay of up to three months on Monday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would push on with his bid to end Britain's political paralysis with an election on Dec 12.

• Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Draghi steps down, but the debate on soft money and how to prop the Euro-zone economy remains unchanged

  

  Departing European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said on Thursday the proudest legacy from his eight-year term was the ability to “never give up” in the face of economic crises, internal dissent, and external criticism.

• Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Venezuela exodus on track to reach 5 million, says UN; 5.000 leave every day

  

  The exodus of Venezuelans is on track to reach 5 million people, as pressure grows on neighboring countries to provide them with long-term support, United Nations and European Union officials said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  EC's Tusk will recommend EU leaders to grant a Brexit extension

  

  European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he will recommend EU leaders grant another Brexit extension, hours after British MPs rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to force his divorce deal through parliament this week.

• Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Johnson wants Parliament to vote “yes” or “no” on his Brexit deal on Monday

  

  Parliament must be given “a straight up-and-down vote” on the PM's Brexit deal, No 10 says, after MPs delivered a major blow to his strategy on Saturday. Boris Johnson was forced by law to send a letter asking the EU for a new delay on Brexit but did not sign it.

• Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Sunday Times reports EU will delay Brexit to February if deal is not passed by Parliament

  

  The Sunday Times has reported that the European Union will delay Brexit until February 2020 if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is unable to get his deal past parliament this week.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Brexit impasse: PM Johnson sends two letters to EU: one unsigned complying with law and a second, signed with his opinion

  

  Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit - but without his signature. The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, saying he believes a delay would be a mistake. The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an extension to the 31 October deadline after losing a Commons vote.

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  PM Johnson's Thursday “dawn dash” to Brussels for a Brexit deal

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will go to Brussels early Thursday in a move to have some useful meetings for a Brexit deal, Beth Rigby, Sky News political editor, said in a tweet on Wednesday. Citing a senior ministerial source, Rigby added that a “dawn dash” is likely and a deal is close but Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party is “still not over line”.