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Montevideo, March 25th 2026 - 01:36 UTC

Tag: European Union

  • Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:15 UTC

    Madrid sends Brexit “message of calm” to Spaniards who work in Gibraltar

    The statement from Dastis was interpreted as a “message of calm” to Spaniards who work in Gibraltar, saying their interests will be kept in mind by Spain.

    Spain’s Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, has told a leading German newspaper that Madrid will not be taking “any type of punitive measures” at the border with Gibraltar after Brexit. Dastis has made similar statements in recent days to Spanish media, but his comments to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung are the first time he has spoken about the border to the international media.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2017 - 17:45 UTC

    Brexit: Full text of Theresa May's letter to European Council president Donald Tusk

    UK's objectives for our future partnership remain those set out in my Lancaster House speech of 17 Jan and the subsequent White Paper published on 2 February.

    Dear President Tusk
    On 23 June last year, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. As I have said before, that decision was no rejection of the values we share as fellow Europeans. Nor was it an attempt to do harm to the European Union or any of the remaining member states.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2017 - 17:21 UTC

    “An historic moment from which there can be no turning back”, May tells Parliament

    “This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Britain is leaving the European Union”.

    Prime Minister Theresa May has kicked off the two-year process of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in what she said was “an historic moment from which there can be no turning back”. Minutes after a letter informing the European Council of the UK’s intention to leave, Mrs May told the House of Commons that the Government was acting on “the democratic will of the British people” expressed in last year’s referendum vote for Brexit.

  • Saturday, March 25th 2017 - 10:09 UTC

    Lord Heseltine claims Brexit delivers Europe to Germany; “Berlin lost the war and won peace”

    Lord Heseltine questioned how Theresa May campaigned to remain in the EU but “within a few weeks” of becoming PM, insist “Brexit means Brexit”.

    The UK is handing control of Europe's destiny to Germany by leaving the EU, Lord Heseltine has claimed. The Tory peer, sacked as a government adviser after defying the whip over Brexit, said the Germans had lost World War Two but the UK was now giving them the “opportunity to win the peace”.

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

    The European Union is celebrating its 60th anniversary in Rome

    The Treaties of Rome were signed on 25 March 1957 by representatives of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

    The heads of state and government of the EU countries are gathering in Rome to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. The celebrations will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 25th, when the heads of state and government and the leaders of the EU institutions will arrive at the Palace of the Conservators, located on the Capitoline hill.

  • Wednesday, March 22nd 2017 - 09:43 UTC

    Spain supports deal for British expatriates to remain following Brexit

    Minister Jorge Toledo told The Times “We are broadly in favour of retaining a reciprocal agreement on questions like healthcare and freedom of movement.”

    Spain will support a Brexit deal that allows British expatriates to remain on the Costas with their benefits intact, including access to healthcare, it was reported. According to The Times, Madrid would “in principle” favour an agreement that would allow Britons living in Spain and other parts of the EU to retain existing rights.

  • Wednesday, March 22nd 2017 - 09:32 UTC

    Goldman Sachs moving jobs from London to the European Union

    Gnodde indicated the bank would bolster its presence in other European cities over the next 18 months. Other London banks have already said they would move jobs

    Goldman Sachs will move jobs away from London and bulk up its European presence by “hundreds of people”, a senior executive has said. The US bank's European chief executive, Richard Gnodde, said it would begin the process before the UK leaves the European Union.

  • Tuesday, March 21st 2017 - 06:55 UTC

    UK will notify withdrawal from EU on 29 March; talks expected to begin in May

    Mrs May will address MPs in a statement to the House of Commons following her regular weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions on March 29.

    British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger EU withdrawal talks under Article 50 on March 29, Downing Street has announced. The Prime Minister’s letter officially notifying the European Council of the UK’s intention to quit will set in train a two-year negotiation process expected to lead to Britain leaving the EU on 29 March 2019.

  • Monday, March 20th 2017 - 12:22 UTC

    Tony Blair insists Labour must work to remain in the EU

    Blair warned that even removing Jeremy Corbyn as leader would not solve Labour’s problems as the party is “fundamentally” in “the wrong political position”.

    Tony Blair has said Labour must back staying in the European Union to “recover its strategic grip on affairs and be competitive”. The former prime minister said he was not being disloyal, but that it is simply not credible to pretend that his party’s position is anything other than “serious”.

  • Friday, March 17th 2017 - 06:27 UTC

    UK government rejects Scottish independence referendum: “now is not the time”

    The prime minister added: “I think we should be working to get the right deal for Scotland and the UK with our future partnership with the European Union”.

    The UK government is to reject calls for a Scottish independence referendum before Brexit after Theresa May said “now is not the time”. The prime minister said the focus should be on getting the best Brexit deal for the whole of the UK.