Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 09:48 UTC

  Supreme Court will hear UK government's appeal on Parliament involvement in Brexit process 5 December

  

  Britain's Supreme Court said Tuesday it has set aside four days starting on December 5 to hear the government's appeal against a landmark ruling that it must seek parliament's approval to start the Brexit process. All 11 Supreme Court judges will hear the case, which could delay Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, and will deliver their judgment “probably in the New Year”, a court statement said.

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 08:27 UTC

  UK and OTs agree on Brexit joint council and praise statement lifting trade restrictions on Falklands

  

  UK and Overseas Territories confirmed the principle of equal rights and self-determination plus OTs' right to develop their potential, agreed on the creation of a UK-Territories Joint Ministerial Council on European exit negotiations, and praised the recent UK-Argentina statement on the lifting of trade restrictions on the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 07:57 UTC

  Falklands initiative to promote safeguarding children, supported by OTs

  

  An initiative from the Falkland Islands to promote more effective collaboration between the British Overseas Territories for safeguarding children was opened for signature at the recent Joint Ministerial Council meeting held at Lancaster House in London.

• Sunday, November 6th 2016 - 14:13 UTC

  Argentina tops list of attractive countries for UK investments

  

  So said British Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Duncan on Friday during the Business Networking Day, a gathering organized by the Argentine-British Chamber of Commerce at the Embassy in London.

• Saturday, November 5th 2016 - 09:49 UTC

  Bank of England raises inflation and growth forecasts, but Brexit uncertainty remains

  

  The Bank of England has raised its near-term growth and inflation forecasts on Thursday following the slide in sterling seen since the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union. The bank decided Thursday to keep interest rates at the record low level of 0.25% and maintan its quantitative easing (QE) purchase targets at up to £10 billion for corporate bonds and £435 billion for U.K. government bonds.

• Saturday, November 5th 2016 - 07:11 UTC

  UK Defense Secretary confirms 2017 start for Type 26 Frigates

  

  Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced that the steel cut for the Royal Navy’s new next generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship now will take place in summer 2017, subject to final contract negotiations. The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR15) set out the UK Government's commitment to build eight Anti-Submarine Type 26 Global Combat Ships.

• Friday, November 4th 2016 - 10:28 UTC

  UK pledges additional funds for the Colombian peace process and demining

  

  The UK will increase its contribution to prosperity programs in Colombia by up to £25 million, supporting economic development and opening up investment and export opportunities worth in the region of £6 billion to the UK economy.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 10:48 UTC

  Santos state visit to UK highlights Britain's involvement in the Colombian conflict and peace process

  

  Tuesday saw the first ever state visit by a Colombian president to the UK. Nobel Peace Prize laureate, President Juan Manuel Santos is visiting for three days as an official guest of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. He will have a working lunch with Prime Minister Theresa May, visit Belfast and attend events at Mansion House, the Natural History Museum and his old university, the LSE.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:30 UTC

  Gibraltar: Spain manages Ibero-American summit support for its sovereignty claim

  

  For the first time ever, an annual Latin American Summit has endorsed Spain’s position on Gibraltar. Spain’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation in Latin America confirmed that the 32 countries attending have supported Spain’s call to the United Kingdom to start bilateral sovereignty talks over the Rock.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:03 UTC

  Caribbean BOTs form a group to focus on Brexit at the Joint Ministerial Council

  

  Concerned about how the UK’s departure from the European Union over the next two years will impact their communities, leaders from the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean have agreed to form a group to focus on the whole question of Brexit, reports the region's media.