“.. 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…
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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…
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…
No Brexit deal without Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said he had “cast iron assurances” from Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis that the government would not do a trade deal with the EU if it did not include Gibraltar. “I’m the backbone of this negotiation for Gibraltar and the backbone is made of limestone rock, it’s not going to…
Brexit conference for business
Britain’s minister in charge of exiting the European Union David Davis (pictured) will host a conference for business leaders as part of a government drive to give them a bigger say in the process. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, which has come under fire for not consulting widely enough over its Brexit plans, said David Davis…
Davis: no future for ECJ in UK
The UK will not accept the “one-sided” powers of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as part of a deal to leave the European Union, Brexit minister David Davis said, while criticizing an “ideological obsession” with the ECJ decision in Brussels. The EU27 plan for negotiating Brexit was put forward by the chief negotiator Michel…
Davis hints on heated Brexit
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,…
UK-EU agrument over 50 billion Brexit bill continues
David Davis (pictured) the UK Breixt minister said he did not consider Britain to pay 50 billion pounds ($62 billion) to the European Union as part of the Brexit settlement and added the era of vast funds being paid to Brussels was coming to an end. “The era of huge sums being paid to the…
Queen Elizabeth to sign for Brexit
The symbolic approval from Queen Elizabeth is expected today, after both houses backed the so-called Brexit bill after the prime minister May has secured the right to begin the process of the UK departure from the European Union, triggering Article 50 in Brussels. “We are now on the threshold of the most important negotiation for…
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