Prime Minister Theresa May attempts to convince the European Union to make “just one more push” to break an impasse on Article 50 deal to obtain the Westminster backing of her government’s Agreement next week, which is considered by many experts as an ultimate ‘last-minute’ fix. May also underlined that voting deal down next week, might mean…
Tag: EU27
May attempts to pursue orderly Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May promised a vote in Westminster on her Article 50 deal by March 12, the red line for her attempts to win approval for a plan to ensure the UK orderly departure from the European Union. BREAKING Theresa May confirms MPs' Brexit vote is delayed until as late as March 12https://t.co/wgJUJZyB9D pic.twitter.com/bKFb51nyGL…
Three ministers stand for Brexit delay
Three cabinet ministers have publicly informed they will back plans to delay Brexit if lawmakers vote down Prime Minister Theresa May proposal for a new deal with the European Union. Three members of Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet have warned that #Brexit must be delayed if she cannot persuade the British parliament to back her EU…
Tannock MEP on Brexit: who blinks first?
Charles TANNOCK (UK, ECR) shares his views on a possibility of no-deal Brexit, underlining that the EU27 top negotiator Michel Barnier has no mandate to re-open the endorsed Article 50 deal. MEP also explains the need to keep the ‘backstop‘ as a part of the UK-EU deal, guaranteeing avoidance of a hard border between the…
Johnson: backstop needs timetable
The United Kingdom needs to formalise changes to Brexit deal’s Irish border backstop such as a time limit and an exit mechanism, former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said. "The pound will go where it will." 💷 Ex-Foreign Sec @BorisJohnson downplays the possibility of the pound's value falling and prices increasing in the event of a…
May to travel to Brussels for Irish border solution
Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on February 7 to inform the European Union leaders they must accept legally binding changes to the Irish border arrangements of the Article 50 deal or face the prospect of a disorderly no-deal Brexit. 🚨Theresa May coming to Brussels on THURSDAY🚨 — Adam Fleming (@adamfleming) February 5,…
May attempts to seal bilateral Irish deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May intends to seal a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a tool to remove the so-called “backstop” arrangement from Article 50 deal with the European Union, according to media reports. Irish commitment to Brexit backstop 'absolute': foreign minister https://t.co/wiNjJPtP9d pic.twitter.com/dw9tj2oVoK — Reuters (@Reuters) January 19, 2019 May thought a deal…
EU27 defends Brexit deal as “best compromise”
Westminster voting down the proposed by the Theresa May government agreement with EU27 caused the range of reactions from the blocs’s institutions, and major players, warning about the catastrophic consequences of the no-deal Brexit for communities from both sides of the Channel. “The deal on the table respects the UK’s red lines and protects our…
Juncker letter to May
“In these challenging times, we therefore share with you the determination to create as much certainty and clarity as possible for citizens and companies in a situation where a Member State leaves the European Union after more than four decades of closest economic and political integration. That is why the Withdrawal Agreement that you and…
‘No-deal’ Brexit looming
The chances of the “no-deal” departure of the UK form the EU are becoming real. The experts, monitoring the situation, have noticed that the the British government has removed the word “unlikely” from its official guidance, telling companies and citizens how to prepare for a disorderly exit in case the UK leaves the bloc without…
EUROPE DIPLOMATIC 