The UK Brexit negotiators intend to launch fortnight rounds of talks in Brussels from next week onwards targeting a transition period agreement deal, EU diplomats. An Implementation Period allows us to grasp the benefits of Brexit by setting in place the fundamental building blocks for our country as we leave — David Davis (@DavidDavisMP) January…
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MEP Carver: no politician calls for Irish ‘hard border’
James CARVER MEP (UKIP) reflects upon visit of Irish Prime minister Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to Strasbourg. The speech of Irish head of government at European Parliament plenary and a subsequent exchange of views with MEPs has been marked by Euro enthusiastic stance, and demonstrated a good will to continue a path of further integration into the…
Farage collects questions ahead of meeting with Barnier
One of the leading figures in Brexit campaign, the UK Member of the European Parliament, Nigel Farage will meet the European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday, January 8, in what he said was an attempt to convey the views of 17.4 million Britons who voted to leave the EU. Farage said in a…
Immigration – Britons top priority
New data from YouGov’s regular Eurotrack survey highlights how people in Britain and key EU nations have conflicting priorities for the Brexit negotiations. Asked to choose up to three priorities for Brexit from a list of eight, Britons’ number one priority is “allowing Britain to control immigration from the EU” (41%). In second place is ensuring continued…
Post-Brexit deal as a model for Turkey and Ukraine
An EU post-Brexit agreement with the UK could serve as a model for framework for exchanges with other countries eager to be as close as possible to the bloc, but without joining it, such as Ukraine and Turkey, Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel said. Sigmar Gabriel suggests EU could give Ankara ‘closer kind of customs…
May “caving in” to Brussels’ demands
Janice ATKINSON, OPINION The first stage talks on Brexit concluded with Theresa May caving in to Brussels’ demands: more ECJ rule (for at least eight years), complying with single market and customs union rules in a transition period of somewhere in the region of two years. Careful not to give an end date for the…
May to inform Parliament on Brexit plans
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will put forward her plan for a Brexit transition period with unchanged access to EU markets when she briefs MPs on Monday about her latest negotiating results with Brussels. Positive conversation with @eucopresident, stressed the importance of building on the progress we have made together to start the next phases…
EU27 in a hurry to legalised ‘divorce’ with UK
EU27 leaders are questioning the results of the first stage of negotiations with the UK, so called ‘divorce’ agreement, and ‘allowance’, the European civil servants assessed as reaching ‘sufficient’ progress after UK representative David Davis said the conclusion was a ‘statement of intent’ from British side. Further the UK Parliament voted for an amendment gaining…
Jim Carver: better off without a Brexit deal
Jim CARVER MEP, UK, UKIP shares his views on first stage of Brexit talks, transition period, and future of the UK-EU27 relations. Ahead of 14-15 December EU Summit concluding first stage of negotiations Article 50. Is exit without a deal possible? Would WTO rules be sufficient for successful economy?..
Tannock: just WTO rules won’t suffice for UK
Charles TANNOCK MEP (UK, ECR) reflects upon possible outcome of Article 50 negotiations, transition period, free-trade agreement, and ‘hard’ Brexit consequences. Ahead of December 14-15 EU Summit, concluding first stage of the EU27-UK talks on exit conditions MEP shares his vision on trade under WTO rules in case parties will not come to an agreement….
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