Tag: United Kingdom

• Saturday, November 19th 2011 - 05:54 UTC

  UK and Germany agree to disagree; no progress on the transactions tax

  

  The leaders of Britain and Germany David Cameron and Angela Merkel acknowledged differences over the Euro zone crisis but stressed they have the “same plan” for European growth. The prime minister met the German chancellor on Friday in Berlin to discuss the Euro zone crisis, and Iran and Syria.

• Friday, November 4th 2011 - 00:38 UTC

  Spain’s PP wants a return to ‘bilateralism’ in dealing with the Gibraltar dispute

  

  Gibraltar could be heading for stormy days if as opinion polls indicate Spain’s Partido Popular sweeps into power and has plans to resuscitate the ‘bilateral’ Brussels process by opposition to the current ‘trilateral’ talks.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 20:38 UTC

  UK court rules WikiLeaks’ founder should be extradited to Sweden

  

  WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange should be sent to Sweden from Britain to face questioning over alleged sex crimes, London's High Court ruled Wednesday, rejecting his appeal against extradition.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:00 UTC

  Overstretched Royal Navy resources trigger controversy on UK’s defense

  

  The UK has been without a single warship allocated to defending its shores for a month because of defense cuts and operations in Libya, the Ministry of Defense has confirmed.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 05:50 UTC

  Argentina could finally decide to name ambassador in London, says Clarin

  

  While Argentina’ Foreign Affairs ministry prepares for a renewal of its main officials, according to Buenos Aires daily Clarin, among the possible policy changes beginning December 10, is naming ambassador in London, a post which remains vacant since 2008 when Federico Mirré period was over.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 05:33 UTC

  UK campaign to combat teenager over-weight with gastric balloons

  

  British overweight teenagers in South Yorkshire could be fitted with gastric balloons, if a trial is approved. Sheffield Children's Hospital said it wanted to use the balloons to help 10 morbidly obese 13 to 18-year-olds lose weight. Those weighing between 14 and 20 stone (89kg-127kg) will be considered.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 02:36 UTC

  Ibero-American summit calls for dialogue on Falklands/Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty

  

  Nations from the Ibero-American bloc reaffirmed the need for the resumption of Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty negotiations and called on the UK to avoid carrying out “one-sided” actions, such as exploiting resources and military action.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 05:07 UTC

  UK “defies South America” when it denies Argentina Malvinas sovereignty

  

  The Argentine representative before United Nations, Jorge Argüello claimed that the UK “defies the whole of South America” when it impedes Argentina from patrolling its own waters and exercising sovereignty over its own spaces.

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 15:57 UTC

  UK congratulates CFK and reiterates Falklands’ sovereignty is ‘not negotiable’

  

  The British government congratulated Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on her re-election and historic victory in Sunday’s polls but it also insisted that the sovereignty of the Falklands is “not negotiable”.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 10:37 UTC

  Hague calls on Tories not to vote for a referendum on UK remaining in the EU

  

  Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged Tory MPs not to vote for a referendum on the UK remaining in the EU, saying it would be a distraction.