Tag: European Union

• Wednesday, November 29th 2017 - 07:39 UTC

  EU and London reach agreement on Brexit “divorce bill”, says Daily Telegraph

  

  Westminster has reached an agreement with Brussels, in principle, on its so-called Brexit 'divorce bill', according to the Daily Telegraph. The report saw Sterling rapidly cut its losses to trade 0.24% higher at 1.3351, which was up from an intraday low of 1.3220.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 11:39 UTC

  Argentina moves to ban glyphosate and allows other herbicides

  

  Argentina authorized the use of genetically modified soybean seeds resistant to herbicides other than glyphosate, as the European Union (EU) debates whether to extend the license of weed-killers containing the ingredient.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 06:54 UTC

  New round of EU/Mercosur talks in Brussels: agriculture main concern for France, Ireland, and Poland

  

  Brussels will seek to drive forward negotiations on a far-reaching trade deal with Mercosur this week despite warnings from France and other EU members that they are reaching the limit of the concessions they can tolerate on beef and other sensitive agricultural products, according to a report from the Financial Times.

• Saturday, November 25th 2017 - 08:10 UTC

  EU insists: post Brexit deal conditioned to UK offer of further concessions

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been given 10 days to offer further concessions on issues including the Brexit divorce bill and the complex matter of the Northern Irish border if she wants European Union leaders to agree to trade talks.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:58 UTC

  Hammond's budget anticipates worsening economic forecast caused by Brexit

  

  Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer has outlined cautious spending plans to a nation bracing for the shock of leaving the European Union, amid a stream of worsening of economic forecasts that hampered room for giveaways.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:10 UTC

  EU still not satisfied with £40bn Brexit “divorce bill”, suggested by PM May government

  

  Despite UK prime minister Theresa May reportedly doubling her Brexit ‘divorce bill’ offer, European Union (EU) diplomats have already indicated they are still not satisfied and could demand more cash for talks to progress.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:00 UTC

  German business leaders launch a “Battle of Britain” to keep UK in the EU

  

  A group of influential German business figures have launched a campaign to keep the UK in the European Union. The alliance, dubbed a New Deal for Britain, includes three ex-presidents of the Federation of German Industry.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 06:57 UTC

  UK warned to keep to the “European model” if it targets an ambitious deal with the EU

  

  Britain’s hopes of an advantageous free trade agreement with the EU could be dashed if it attempts to use Brexit as an opportunity to abandon the “European model” and transform itself into a low-tax, low-regulation economy, Brussels’ chief negotiator has warned.

• Friday, November 10th 2017 - 21:11 UTC

  Brexit has a date and will be written into law: 11pm GMP 29 March 2019

  

  The date of Brexit will be written into law as Theresa May warned Tory rebels that the process of leaving the European Union will not be derailed. Amendments to legislation going through Parliament will spell out that the UK’s membership of the EU will end at 11pm GMT, midnight in Brussels, on 29 March 2019.

• Friday, November 10th 2017 - 18:25 UTC

  Europe gets tough on Brexit: UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions

  

  The UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions if progress is to be made in Brexit talks, the bloc's chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier was speaking after meeting the Brexit secretary for talks on citizens' rights, the Irish border, and the UK's “divorce bill”.