David Davis (pictured), the UK Brexit minister, described the EU’s position on the talks’ format as “illogical” and said he took “slight offense” to suggestions that European courts were better than those in Britain. Commenting on the EU’s position about the EU27 and the UK first to make resolve the issues of the citizens’ rights,…
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Britons confident in May Brexit deal
British voters are becoming more confident that Prime Minister Theresa May will secure the right deal on Brexit in talks with 27 other members of the European Union, according to an ORB poll published on May, 12, 2017. Negotiators from both sides are preparing the launch of formal Brexit talks after Britain’s June 8 early…
MEPs call to define citizens rights ahead of Brexit talks
The EU27 and the UK government should clarify status and rights of 4,5 million citizens caught in Brexit ahead of the negociations to avoid keeping them in state of uncertianty. Many citizens have addressed their MEPs in search for answers in situation attempting to find clarity to proceed with their professional and private lives, and…
Europarl to debate on EU citizens in UK
The future of three millions of EU citizens living in the UK is the priority issue for the European Parliament. The EU27 wishes to reach a deal to protect at maximum their rights as soon as possible during the upcoming Breixt negotiations with the UK. This week Parliament is holding a hearing on the…
May blames Brussels conspiring failure
Theresa May has accused European politicians of making “threats” against Britain. The PM launched an attack on the “bureaucrats of Brussels” in a speech outside 10 Downing Street after meeting the Queen. She said some in Brussels wanted Brexit talks to fail. With some in Brussels determined not to let Brexit talks be a success,…
UK refuses EU ‘divorce’ check
Britain will not be paying 100 billion euros to leave the European Union, Brexit minister David Davis said commenting the informaiton of the Financial Times on the EU preparing to demand that amount. David Davis rejects claim of €100bn Brexit divorce bill https://t.co/mjdObIvAgR via @guardian #EU #EUpol pic.twitter.com/TQqCtZx4Hn — EUwatch (@EUwatchers) May 3, 2017 “We’ll…
May for ‘right’ deal for Britain
After the EU27 leaders endorsed guidelines on Brexit at Brussels summit on Saturday, 29.04.2017, warning Britons to have “no illusions” about swiftly securing a new relationship to retain access to EU markets and to be prepared for the complexity of issues such as residency rights for EU citizens. However the biggest issue of al is…
EU27 guidelines for Brexit put forward
The EU #Brexit Summit equipped the EU27 chief negociator Michel Barnier with the guidelines for the upcoming talks, with the major task of getting maximum amount from the UK for the EU projects up to the end of the current budget cycle up to 2020, and ensuring best rights for more than three million EU…
Brexit: UK blocks funds ahead of ‘divorce’ talks
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sait to reporters at Brexit Summit, where EU leaders gathered to endorse the guidelines for their negotiator Michel Barnier, that the UK had blocked billions of euros/dollars in EU spending last week. “It would be desirable and it would facilitate the beginning of the negotiations if the UK were to…
Brexit ‘divorce’ – EU27 taking UK to cleaners
Anna van Densky, OPINION The special #Brexit Summit, officially called the ‘adoption of the guidelines’ following the UK notification under Article 50 to leave the European project, revealed the great appetite of the #EU27 to enjoy the UK contribution beyond the official departure date. If the Lisbon Treaty forsees the two-year period after the…
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