Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  UK writes to EU: no Gibraltar sovereignty process against the wishes of its people

  

  After the end of the European Council meeting, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union, Ambassador Sir Tim Barrow, has written to the Secretaries General of the Council and Commission of the European Union.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas air link and Cordoba stop over underlines “the historic reconciliation of UK and Argentina”

  

  Argentina's foreign minister Jorge Faurie said that this week's G20 leaders' summit in Buenos Aires not only will it be historic since for the first time a meeting of such significance is taking place in South America, but also because of the symbolic reconciliation and constructive attitude between Argentina and the United Kingdom referred to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:13 UTC

  Facebook documents related to privacy breaches, seized by the UK Parliament

  

  The UK Parliament used a rarely-used procedure to compel an app developer to seize a number of internal Facebook documents related to the company’s decision-making process preceding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports The Guardian. The documents reportedly contain “significant revelations” about the decisions that set the stage for the Cambridge Analytica case.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:12 UTC

  Scotland complains EU/UK deal means broken promises to the fishing industry

  

  First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has warned of broken promises overfishing as EU leaders agreed to Theresa May's Brexit deal. A document published by the remaining 27 EU countries made clear they hoped to negotiate access to UK waters based on existing rights.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 06:44 UTC

  Potential losses from EU Brexit deal could reach £100bn a year worse off by 2030

  

  The government's Brexit deal would leave the UK £100bn a year worse off by 2030, analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has claimed. The study commissioned by the People's Vote, which wants a second referendum, said GDP would shrink by 3.9% annually.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 01:48 UTC

  Iconic HMS Sheffield, will become Royal Navy's fifth state of the art Type 26 frigate

  

  UK Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced the name of a future world-beating British warship as HMS Sheffield. Built on centuries of history, the state-of-the-art submarine hunter will be the fourth ship to carry the name and will be Britain’s fifth state-of-the-art Type 26 frigate.

• Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Theresa May moves to Brussels to iron out withdrawal deal ahead of Sunday's EU summit

  

  Theresa May will return to Brussels for Brexit talks this weekend as the UK and EU strive to do a deal in time for Sunday's summit of European leaders. After a two-hour meeting with EU officials, the prime minister said progress was being made on the future shape of EU-UK relations.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Spanish PM insists Gibraltar is a bilateral issue between Madrid and London

  

  Spain will vote against the divorce agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom unless Gibraltar’s future relationship with the bloc is considered a bilateral issue between Madrid and London, rather than between the EU and UK, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said.

• Tuesday, November 20th 2018 - 06:25 UTC

  Migrant workers in UK send £8bn a year back home; Unesco complains of transfer costs

  

  Migrant workers in the UK, many in low-paid jobs, are sending £8bn a year to support families in their home countries, says a report from the United Nations' education agency. This is often used to help relations in poorer countries to stay in school.

• Monday, November 19th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  UK promoting trade and investment in Brazil and Chile

  

  British Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Elizabeth Truss visits Latin America to build relationships with Brazil and Chile. Ms Truss visited Brasília, São Paulo and Santiago for bilateral meetings with ministers and will follow-up on the second UK/Brazil Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), particularly on infrastructure.