Tag: UK/EU Brexit

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 16:11 UTC

  Germany and a woman take the European Commission presidency

  

  Ursula von der Leyen's name is unlikely to have cropped up in early conversations as European leaders wrangled over the best candidate to replace Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. But after proposed compromise deals collapsed, Germany's defiance minister and close ally of Angela Merkel has emerged from the shadows as their nominee for the top job.

• Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

  Brexit: Corbyn proposes customs union with EU, but for Brussels it is “pure illusion”

  

  Britain should enter a new customs union with the European Union, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday, setting up a possible parliamentary defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May who has vowed to leave the arrangement after Brexit.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2017 - 10:03 UTC

  Fourth round of UK/EU Brexit negotiations postponed until 25th September

  

  The next round of Brexit talks has been postponed by a week to “allow more time for consultation”. The fourth round of UK-EU negotiations, due to begin on 18 September, will start on the 25th instead.