Tag: United Kingdom

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  EU open to granting UK a long extension, but some member countries demand certain conditions

  

  European Council President Donald Tusk has said he will appeal to EU leaders “to be open to a long extension” of the Brexit deadline, if the UK needs to rethink its strategy and get consensus. His intervention came as UK MPs voted to seek a delay of the 29 March deadline to leave the EU. EU leaders meet in Brussels on 21 March and they would have the final say.

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 06:41 UTC

  What is next for the Brexit Negotiations?

  

  This week MPs in the UK voted against Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal, but also voted against leaving the European Union without a deal of some sort. This means that May must apply for an extension to Article 50, which is the transition plan enacted by any member state that wants to withdraw from the EU.

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 05:13 UTC

  Parliament votes to ask EU for a delay to Brexit; MPs rejected a second referendum

  

  MPs voted on Thursday by 413 to 202 - a majority of 211 - for Prime Minister Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit. This means the UK may not now leave on 29 March as previously planned. Mrs. May says Brexit could be delayed by three months, to 30 June, if MPs back her deal in a vote next week.

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 04:59 UTC

  Falklands Brexit impact still uncertain as 29 March looms

  

  The possible impact of Brexit on the Falklands is no nearer to gaining definition as UK MPs once again voted against a Brexit deal proposed by Theresa May, as well as voting against the possibility of leaving the European Union (EU) without any sort of deal.

• Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 07:43 UTC

  Commons will vote whether to ask EU to delay Brexit, after rejecting to leave EU without a deal

  

  Members of Parliament will vote later on Thursday whether to ask the EU for permission to delay Brexit beyond the 29 March departure date. It comes after MPs voted on Wednesday evening to reject a no-deal Brexit under any circumstances. Prime Minister Theresa May could also make a third attempt to get her EU withdrawal deal through Parliament in the next few days.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  EU adds ten more countries to the blacklist of tax havens including several British Overseas Territories

  

  EU finance ministers approved on Tuesday the addition of 10 more countries to the EU’s blacklist of tax havens, which currently includes only five jurisdictions and aims to help prevent tax fraud or evasion.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  UK economy performance weak: 0.2% expansion in three months to January

  

  The UK economy grew by 0.2% in the three months to January, matching the growth of the previous three months. The report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed a pick-up in activity in January when the economy expanded by 0.5%.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  The EU, UK and India ban the Boeing 737 Max from their airspaces

  

  The European Union and India have banned the Boeing 737 Max from flying over their airspace to ensure passenger safety. They join a long list of countries in suspending the plane, including the UK. It comes after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday, killing 157 people on board. It was the second fatal accident involving the 737 Max 8 model in less than five months.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 07:26 UTC

  UK business groups Brexit exasperation: “It's time for Parliament to stop this circus”

  

  Business groups are “exasperated” after the Prime Minister's EU withdrawal plan was again rejected by Parliament. They called on MPs to shut down the possibility of a no-deal Brexit and come up with a clear EU exit plan. The City UK, the finance industry body, said leaving without a deal “would be an own goal of historic proportions”.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 07:10 UTC

  Brexit deadline: Commons votes on leaving the EU without a deal after PM May's deal was again rejected

  

  Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit. On Tuesday MPs voted down the prime minister's deal by 149 - a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January.