Tag: United Kingdom

Friday, September 11th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands fishing industry disappointed with Islands' management of Brexit issues

Falklands' fisheries company Fortuna Ltd’s Stuart Wallace said at a meeting of Fisheries Committee last week that he was “disappointed” with the level of engagement about Brexit between FIG and the fishing industry.
Thursday, September 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Johnson prepared to breach orderly EU exit treaty: Northern Ireland and Scotland pledge to fight the bill

Britain on Wednesday readied to intentionally breach its EU divorce treaty with new legislation that critics warned would undermine its global standing and any hopes for an orderly exit out of the world's biggest single market.
Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Johnson calls for “more realism”, ahead of a new round of EU/UK post Brexit trade talks

Britain demanded “more realism” from the European Union on Monday ahead of crucial post-Brexit trade talks, but the mood was soured by reports that London was looking to rewrite an agreement the two sides had already signed.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
France to UK: Brexit negotiator Barnier is not stepping down or being sidelined

France denied the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier was about to be sidelined by EU leaders in a bid to break the deadlock in trade talks, as reported by British newspaper the Daily Telegraph.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 07:43 UTC
Johnson promoting the idea that if UK/EU talks don't advance, “both sides should accept it and move on”, says FT

The British government is planning legislation that will override key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, risking the collapse of trade negotiations with Brussels, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:15 UTC
UK admits confusion for travelers arriving in Britain, because of different quarantine rules

Travelers to the United Kingdom faced what the transport minister said was confusion on Friday Wales and Scotland slapped a quarantine on arrivals from Portugal but England and Northern Ireland held back from restrictions.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina and UK agree on new stage of Humanitarian Plan to identify fallen combatants in the Falklands

UK and Argentina exchanged notes on Thursday in order to advance to a new stage in the Humanitarian Project Plan, which between 2017 and 2019 enabled the identification of 115 Argentine soldiers who died in the Falkland Islands during the 1982 conflict.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Two UK caught Covid-19 cases reported in Falklands through antibody testing; only positive results in months

Following fifty samples undertaken by the Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, during the third round of SARS-COV-2 antibody testing, two positive results turned out, and were from people who would have caught the virus while in the United Kingdom, reported the Islands' Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rebecca Edwards.
Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Argentina confirms that the humanitarian flights policy with Falklands, stands

Despite denying a recent air trip from Montevideo to the Falkland Islands, the Argentine foreign ministry stated that the “humanitarian flights policy” for the Islanders stands, and said that last Friday a flight from the Islands to Chile, with health risk patients, crossing Argentine space had been approved.
Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:31 UTC
UK's dining program “Eat out to Help Out” proves to be a great success

British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants this month drew to a close.