Tag: European Union

• Saturday, July 21st 2018 - 07:51 UTC

  EU finds some “good points” in PM May's post Brexit blueprint, but clarifications are needed

  

  The EU's top negotiator Michel Barnier expressed doubts on Friday Jul 20 over Britain's new Brexit blueprint for future trade ties with the European Union, as he called for “rapidly” settling outstanding issues like the Irish border.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 10:03 UTC

  EU, Mexico and Canada warned they will retaliate if US imposes new tariffs on cars and autoparts

  

  The European Union, Mexico and Canada have said they will retaliate against the US if the White House places new tariffs on foreign cars and vehicle parts. The countries delivered the warning on Thursday to a panel examining whether to recommend the taxes on grounds of national security.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 06:49 UTC

  Theresa May on a two-day visit to North Ireland to bolster her Brexit plan

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will tell the people of Northern Ireland on Friday that her Brexit plan is the best way to avoid a hard border with Ireland, standing firm against critics in her own party.

• Wednesday, July 18th 2018 - 09:06 UTC

  European business lobby urges Brussels to accelerate trade talks with Mercosur

  

  European companies are urging the European Union to accelerate trade negotiations with Mercosur bloc, in a sign of concern that the 20-year talks could once again fall dormant if they do not reach an accord this week.

• Wednesday, July 18th 2018 - 06:36 UTC

  Japan-EU sign wide ranging free trade deal, representing 33% of global GDP

  

  Japan and the European Union signed a wide-ranging free trade deal on Tuesday that both sides hope will act as a counterweight to the protectionist forces unleashed by US President Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, July 18th 2018 - 06:13 UTC

  Theresa May survives Tory pro-EU coup by six votes; Ex PMs Tony Blair and John Major call for second referendum

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May has narrowly survived another crunch Brexit vote in parliament, as she struggles to unify her divided party around her strategy for leaving the European Union.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 09:41 UTC

  Brexit debate: government manages to save Customs Bill, and on Tuesday must defend the Trade Bill

  

  The British government has narrowly avoided a defeat on its Customs Bill after agreeing to Brexiteers' demands to change its wording. It twice survived by just three votes after a backlash from pro-EU Tories who accused Theresa May of “caving in” to the party's Eurosceptic MPs.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 09:36 UTC

  China files WTO case against the US arguing tariffs are an illegal attempt of protectionism

  

  China's Ministry of Commerce announced it is pursuing legal remedy against the U.S. in a brief statement on its website — the latest in an escalating trade conflict between the world's two largest economies.

• Friday, July 13th 2018 - 10:26 UTC

  Donald Trump unwelcome in London: ‘Trump baby’ blimp will fly over the Parliament

  

  The unpopularity of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, shown apparent by Thursday night, when protests started as soon as he landed in London for a meeting with the PM Theresa May. The US president, as the main event of his trip, will hold talks with the prime minister May and the new foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, at the PM’s Chequers country retreat.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  Quick review of Brexit events and possible outcomes

  

  A huge political fight has erupted in the UK government over Brexit, Britain’s controversial decision to break away from the European Union, and it could bring down Prime Minister Theresa May. In the last 24 hours, three members of May's cabinet — Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, Brexit Minister David Davis, and the minister for the Department for Exiting the EU, Steve Baker — quit the government in protest over May’s handling of negotiations with the European Union.