Tag: European Union

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:09 UTC

  Corbyn calls for a general election or a second Brexit referendum

  

  Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said the British public should be asked again to give its verdict on Brexit, either through a general election or a second referendum.

• Friday, May 24th 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Theresa May will resign as Prime Minister next June 7

  

  Theresa May has announced that she will present her resignation on June 7 after her meeting with the president of the 1922 Parliamentary Committee, Graham Grady, and the unsustainable pressure of the Tories. Former Foreign Secretary and hard Brexit icon, Boris Johnson, confirmed on Thursday his candidacy to succeed her.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Countdown week for PM May; leader of the House resigns unconvinced of fourth Brexit deal proposal

  

  Prominent Brexit supporter Andrea Leadsom resigned from Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Wednesday, piling pressure on the British leader after a new Brexit gambit backfired and fuelled calls for her to quit.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Bank of England: UK companies likely to cancel projects because of Brexit uncertainty

  

  British companies are likely to cancel projects that they have put on hold because of Brexit uncertainty if the country leaves the European Union without a deal to smooth the shock, Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said on Monday.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  FBI investigating US and EU corporate giants for alleged corruption in medical gear supplies to Brazil

  

  The U.S. FBI is investigating corporate giants Johnson & Johnson, Siemens AG, General Electric Co and Philips for allegedly paying kickbacks as part of a scheme involving medical equipment sales in Brazil, Brazilian investigators have revealed to Reuters.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  German government advisor fears another European financial crisis: points to Italy

  

  A senior adviser to the German government fears another European financial crisis could be brewing. Dr. Lars Feld, one of the German Council of Economic Experts, was one of the first last year to warn of a slowdown in Europe's largest economy.

• Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  UK divided by Brexit: Labour leader says no agreement possible with PM May's crumbling government

  

  Britain's withdrawal from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May's crumbling government.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Theresa May agrees to step down in early June, says chair of the 1922 Committee

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a timetable for her departure in early June after the latest attempt to get her Brexit deal approved by parliament, the chairman of a powerful Conservative committee said on Thursday.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  Merkel admits “intense debates” with Macron, but compromises are reached

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and French President Emmanuel Macron have “intense debates” and think differently but can still find compromises, insisting that they are able to drive the European Union forward.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  May and Corbyn Brexit legislation will be put before parliament first week of June

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May's government will publish draft legislation in the first week of June that would allow Brexit to proceed if approved by parliament, a Downing Street spokesman announced on Tuesday.