Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, April 26th 2016 - 08:28 UTC

  Brexit impact on Falklands could be ''catastrophic” for the economy and might encourage Argentina

  

  If Britain finally leaves the European Union it might encourage Argentina to be more aggressive, according to Sukey Cameron, Falkland Islands government representative in London interviewed by The Telegraph political correspondent Ben Riley-Smith.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 07:33 UTC

  As your friend, let me say that the EU makes Britain even greater

  

  By Barack Obama, President of the United States - In 1939, President Franklin D Roosevelt offered a toast to King George VI in the White House. “I am persuaded that the greatest single contribution our two countries have been enabled to make to civilisation, and to the welfare of peoples throughout the world,” he said, “is the example we have jointly set by our manner of conducting relations between our two nations.”

• Friday, April 22nd 2016 - 07:25 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday celebrations illuminate UK and Commonwealth

  

  Queen Elizabeth II lit on Thursday the first of more than 900 beacons lighting up across the UK and overseas as part of her 90th birthday celebrations. Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall then joined the monarch at a private dinner in Windsor Castle. Earlier, cheering crowds lined the streets in Windsor as the Queen took part in a walkabout.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2016 - 06:15 UTC

  Bank of England says it has a duty to talk about the Brexit referendum

  

  It is the Bank's duty to talk about the European Union referendum risks, argues the Bank of England governor Mark Carney, dismissing accusations the Bank is too political. The referendum takes place on 23 June and has become highly controversial.

• Monday, April 18th 2016 - 10:12 UTC

  Brexit referendum campaign took off on Friday, ten weeks ahead of June 23

  

  Campaigning in Britain's Brexit referendum officially started on Friday, ten weeks ahead of a vote that will hand Britons their first chance to have their say on Europe since 1975. With opinion polls suggesting the British public are deeply divided on whether to stay in the EU, the Leave campaign's biggest name -- charismatic London mayor Boris Johnson -- will lead its “Brexit blitz” with rallies on the weekend in northern cities.

• Monday, April 18th 2016 - 10:00 UTC

  Labour leader Corbyn will vote for Remain and Reform in the Brexit referendum

  

  British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn this week made his most impassioned plea for Britain to stay in Europe, saying the socialist case for the EU had dispelled his long-held suspicion of the bloc. Labour leader Corbyn, who voted against EU membership in a 1975 referendum, said he was now a supporter of the protections it offered workers, consumers and the environment.

• Saturday, April 16th 2016 - 09:00 UTC

  Malbec Day celebrations this weekend in London's Camden Market

  

  This year in addition to retail promotions, Wines of Argentina and the Argentine Embassy in London are celebrating Malbec Day (April 16) with a weekend of promotion and sales “estilo argentino” (Argentine tradition) in Camden Market, one of the coolest and trendiest destinations in London.

• Friday, April 15th 2016 - 05:22 UTC

  IMF and World Bank target Brexit: 'the most serious downside risk' for the global economy

  

  A British exit from the European Union would pose “serious downside risks” to an already slowing global economy, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 21:56 UTC

  Career diplomat Kralikas named head of Malvinas Islands Under Secretary

  

  Career diplomat Maria Teresa Kralikas has been nominated head of the Malvinas Islands Under Secretary in the Argentine Foreign Ministry. Ms Kralikas is a lawyer and until now was one of the ministry's Under Secretariats.

• Friday, April 8th 2016 - 08:05 UTC

  Cameron finally admits he owned shares in an offshore trust, which he sold in 2010

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he and his wife Samantha owned shares in an offshore trust set up by his late father, before selling them for £30,000 in 2010. The PM has faced questions over Blairmore Holdings, an offshore company set up by his late father, Ian, and finally on Thursday he old ITV News he had paid all UK taxes due on the profits he made from the sale of the shares and said the firm had not been set up to avoid tax.