“On Ireland and Northern Ireland, Michel gave credit to this, our coordinators have met again to build on discussions in July” – said the UK top negotiator David Davis, following the third round of Brexit talks in Brussels. “We had a good discussion on maintaining the Common Travel Area and on safeguarding the Good Friday Agreement, on…
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Citizens’ rights remain a top priority
“.. It is only through flexibility and imagination that we’ll achieve a deal that truly works for both sides. In some areas we have found this from the Commission’s side, which I welcome, but there remains some way to go” – EU top negotiator David Davis said by the end of the third round of talks…
Brexit talks in stalemate over 'divorce bill'
British officials arrive to Brussels in the afternoon for a round of the EU talks on shaping the post-Brexit relations, which the bloc refuses to regard without an agreement on London’s exit bill and other so-called ‘divorce’ issues, the concept the UK denies, rejecting the idea of ‘family breakup’, aiming to take Prime Minister Theresa…
Davis appeals to ‘imagination’
On Monday, August 28, Mr Davis and Mr Barnier will meet for the opening plenary session, formally starting Brexit negotiations. Officials from the UK and EU will then meet in working groups to discuss the technical detail behind each side’s proposals, before the round is closed by Mr Davis and Mr Barnier on Thursday, September…
UK to abandon European Court of Justice
The UK will outline its plans to abandon the “direct jurisdiction” of the European Court of Justice after Brexit, one of Prime Minister Theresa May’s main aims in talks to unravel 40 years of EU membership. https://twitter.com/ukbizz/status/900293733345882112 The plans will be laid out in documents Britain has published this month as it attempts to enhance…
UK does not agree with €40 billion Brexit fee
Britain does not recognize media reports that the government is willing to pay 40 billion euros to exit the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said. The so-called “exit bill” is one of the first issues on the Brexit negotiating agenda, and also one of the most contentious. The EU has articulated a figure…
Hammond for a lengthy Brexit transition
The UK finance minister Philip Hammond told the board of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS.N) that he is supportive of a lengthy transition period after Britain leaves the European Union, a source familiar with the talks said, according to Reuters news agency. https://twitter.com/WeeklyJournalUK/status/888715521499303936 The source said Hammond made a presentation to the Goldman Sachs…
Brexit: cost of no deal
The consequences of the UK failing to reach a deal with the EU will be “widespread, damaging and pervasive” a new report by The UK in a Changing Europe finds. The ‘Cost of no deal’ report examines the consequences of the UK failing to strike either an Article 50 or a trade deal with the EU –…
Brexit talks in Brussels
Anna van Densky, Brussels Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis vowed to “get down to work” ahead of a first full round of negotiations, however the gap between the EU27 financial claims, and the UK readiness to contribute to Europe’s purse after departure remains huge, so is the order of talks, imposed by the bloc, insisting…
“Acceptable” arrangement for Gibraltar
During his visit to the UK Spain’s King Felipe said he was confident that an acceptable arrangement could be worked out with Britain over the future of Gibraltar, a British territory since Utrecht Treaty 1713 that Spain is eager to receive back. The PM welcomes King Felipe and Queen Letizia to the UK for the…
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