Tag: European Union

• Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Macron calls on leaders for a “true European Army” to protect EU from China, Russia...and US

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Europeans cannot be protected without a “true, European army”, as he marks the centenary of the World War One Armistice.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  UK ministers want a Brexit deal by end of November and plan campaign to sell the deal to MPs and public

  

  Senior British ministers have agreed they want to reach a Brexit deal with the EU by the end of November, sources say. “Everyone saw the difficulties of leaving it longer,” a senior cabinet source told the BBC. Meanwhile, the BBC has seen a detailed suggested timetable of how the government could try to sell a deal to MPs and the public.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:49 UTC

  UK's top lawyers and business leaders have urged for another Brexit referendum

  

  Members of Parliament have been urged to back another Brexit referendum by 1,400 of the UK's top lawyers. They have written to Prime Minister Theresa May to say that Parliament should not be bound by the 2016 vote. “Democratic government is not frozen in time,” the letter said.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  UK and EU advance in financial issues relating to London as global center

  

  The United Kingdom and the European Union have made progress on a deal to give London’s dominant financial center basic access to EU markets after Brexit, two British officials said, but no agreement has yet been clinched.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Backers of Brexit funding campaign investigated for “suspected criminal offences”

  

  Brexit backer Arron Banks is being investigated by the UK’s serious crime agency for “suspected criminal offences” over £8 million of campaign funding during the Brexit referendum.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 07:47 UTC

  Argentina, Japan and EU supporting US drive for greater transparency at WTO

  

  Argentina, Costa Rica, Japan and the European Union are supporting a U.S. drive to enforce greater transparency and discipline at the World Trade Organization, an updated proposal published by the WTO showed on Friday.

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  Scotland remains strongly Remain and supports vote on a final Brexit deal

  

  Almost two-thirds of Scots believe a second vote on Brexit would result in the UK voting to stay in the European Union, a new poll has found. Research by Survation found 64% found a so-called People’s Vote would reverse the result of the 2016 referendum.

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Brussels and London play down speculation about a breakthrough in Brexit talks

  

  Brussels and Downing Street have played down speculation about a breakthrough in Brexit talks. Reports that a Brexit deal could safeguard the City’s access to European Union markets led to an increase in the value of sterling.

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:13 UTC

  Bank of England leaves rates unchanged but warns on a no-deal Brexit scenario

  

  Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned interest rates could rise in the event of a no-deal Brexit if a cliff-edge withdrawal sends the pound into free fall. Mr. Carney said there are scenarios where policy “might need to be tightened in the event of a no deal, no transition Brexit”, should a plunge in the value of the pound cause inflation to surge and impact UK production.

• Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  Shadow Chancellor sets out conditions for Labour's support to a Brexit deal

  

  Brexit deal involving a customs union and a “close” relationship with the single market would win a majority in the Commons and have the backing of business, John McDonnell has said. The shadow chancellor said Labour MPs would vote in favor of a Brexit deal that “protects jobs and the economy” but acknowledged that was “not the way it is at the moment” under Theresa May’s strategy.