Prime Minister Theresa May will have a hard time getting the House of Commons‘ approval of the Article 50 deal , criticized by both the most pro-Brexit and pro-European MPs. A negative vote would provoke a ‘hard Brexit‘ or departure from the EU on the WTO rules on March 29, the break-away feared by the…
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#EUCO: Brexit deal endorsed in Brussels
European Union leaders formally endorsed a Brexit deal at a Brussels Summit urging UK Parliament to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s package. Although approved unanimously by EU27, and already receiving positive signals faces from the European parliament the deal is confronted with a solid opposition by MPs. #EUCO #Brexit Summit unveils in good faith #UK…
Gibraltar leaders reaffirm support to UK
Gibraltar – the major focus of Spain prevented the European Union on to finalise a draft Article 50 deal on Friday, November 23 to pave the way for endorsement of the document during the UK-EU27 leaders’ summit on Sunday, November 25. The complications over Gibraltar raised a wave of doubts of possibility to sign any…
Brussels awaits May to finalise Brexit deal
EU27 leaders will meet to endorse the Brexit withdrawal agreement on Sunday 25 November 2018. “If nothing extraordinary happens, we will hold a European Council meeting, in order to finalise and formalise the Brexit agreement” communicated Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. #TeamJunckerEU continues today: updates on #Article50 #Brexit negotiations, latest developments leading to…
N.Ireland lawmakers “displeasure” with Brexit draft deal
The Northern Irish lawmakers, the allies of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government sent her a stark warning over her draft Brexit deal, refusing support in several parliamentary votes on a finance bill. .@NigelDoddsDUP The choice is now clear. We stand up for the integrity of the United Kingdom or vote for a vassal state….
EU refuses to renegotiate Brexit deal
German and other European Union member-states ministers told Britain their draft Brexit agreement could not be renegotiated. No renegotiation of Brexit deal: German minister https://t.co/OJ8HVPtjIh pic.twitter.com/8JegiQ0crP — Reuters (@Reuters) November 19, 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May is attempting to keep the last week’s deal alive and push it through the UK parliament amid criticism…
UK at crossroads
The ‘technical’ Brexit agreement reached between the EU and the UK negotiators envisages the two sides deciding in July 2020 whether they will have a new deal in place to ensure an open Irish border after the post-Brexit transition ends at the end of 2020, according to EU diplomatic sources in Brussels. https://twitter.com/peoplesvote_uk/status/1062646813294055424 Beyond the…
EU-UK Brexit draft deal agreed
The European Union and Britain have agreed a draft text of a Brexit withdrawal agreement and Prime Minister Theresa May will present it to her senior ministers on Wednesday. “Cabinet will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow to consider the draft agreement the negotiating teams have reached in Brussels, and to decide on next steps,” a…
Tusk willing to call Brexit Summit
European Council President Donald Tusk announced to the Members of the European Parliament his readiness to call a special summit on Brexit whenever negotiators assess a “decisive progress” had been made towards a deal. My report to the European Parliament this morning on the October #EUCO: https://t.co/NGBqnR4EHv pic.twitter.com/IAEStngJbW — Charles Michel (@eucopresident) October 24, 2018…
“Still time to reach a deal”
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she considers Brexit deal was still possible as she arrived in Brussels Europa building to meet her 27 European Union counterparts, in spite of the talks impasse over how to the Irish border functional arrangements. #EUCO #Brexit @TheresaMay came second having some time to talks to EU27 counterparts. It looked…
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