Tag: United Kingdom

Wednesday, March 16th 2016 - 07:04 UTC
Minister Hugo Swire: “The Commonwealth is no relic of the past”

Minister of State Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP blogs on the importance of the Commonwealth following his visit to New Zealand and Canada.Sometimes the Commonwealth is seen as a relic of the past. I argue passionately that it is nothing of the sort. The test is always the same – would we invent the Commonwealth today? The answer is that we would. It is an important organisation for the present and the future.
Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 06:26 UTC
Falklands' sovereignty issues has been solved, says MLA Phyllis Rendell

The member of the Falklands/Malvinas legislative assembly Phyllis Rendell on a private visit to Paraguay openly stated that the South Atlantic archipelago claimed by Argentina is a British Overseas Territory and underlined that the sovereignty issue was settled with a war between the two sides over thirty years ago.
Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 05:26 UTC
Murdoch and The Sun gets the Queen involved in the Brexit debate

Buckingham Palace said it had launched an official complaint with Britain's press watchdog on Wednesday over a newspaper report that Queen Elizabeth backs a British exit from the European Union, saying the monarch remains politically neutral.
Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 03:59 UTC
Spain's Socialists would continue “dialogue and friendship” with Gibraltar even with Brexit

Spain’s Socialist party would continue to advocate “dialogue and friendship” with Gibraltar even if the UK voted to leave the European Union, the PSOE’s MP for Cádiz said during a visit to the Rock.
Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 03:23 UTC
Argentina's next ambassador in London invited to UK residence in Buenos Aires

British Ambassador in Buenos Aires Dr. John Freeman and Mrs Freeman welcomed Ambassador Carlos Sersale Di Cersiano and his partner Linette de Jager to the Residence and congratulated him on his appointment to London. The British ambassador wished both every success in the years ahead.
Tuesday, March 8th 2016 - 08:24 UTC
Germany warns Brexit would damage UK, European and global economies

British vote to leave the European Union would damage the British, European and global economies, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said in an interview with the BBC
Monday, March 7th 2016 - 14:33 UTC
UK/Uruguay training and academic exchange program in science and math's education

The United Kingdom and Uruguay are implementing a program in science education and innovation, part of an ambitious umbrella project which consists of a series of training opportunities offered by British experts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for almost 100 teachers of primary and secondary school and teacher trainers, due to an agreement with CFE.
Monday, March 7th 2016 - 04:06 UTC
Tax agreement between United Kingdom and Uruguay

United Kingdom and Uruguay signed a convention to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion related to taxes on income and on capital. British Ambassador Ben Lyster-Binns and the Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa signed the agreement in a ceremony at the Palacio Santos in Montevideo.
Saturday, March 5th 2016 - 08:52 UTC
Spain will bring up the issue of Gibraltar, 'the very next day' UK votes to leave European Union

The caretaker Spanish Foreign Secretary, Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, has declared that he will bring up the question of Gibraltar ‘the very next day’ if the UK votes to leave the European Union on 23rd June. The interview has been described by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo as an example of why it's so much more important for Gibraltar to remain in Europe.
Friday, March 4th 2016 - 06:49 UTC
French president wants UK in the EU and warns of the consequences of leaving

French President Francois Hollande has said he wants the UK to stay in the EU - and warned of the “consequences” for immigration and the economy of leaving. A French government minister earlier suggested his country could end UK border controls in Calais.