The UK may not be able to reach the Article 50 Agreement with the European Union because a number of contentious issues still stand in the way, Trade minister Liam Fox said in an interview to Sky News. .@LiamFox is asked whether he supports a plan presented to the PM by Cabinet ministers for a…
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May vows to protect EU citizens rights
British Prime minister Theresa May ensure EU citizens rights in UK would be protected in case Brexit talks would not reach a deal. “There are over 3 million EU citizens living in the UK who will be understandably worried about what the outcome of yesterday’s summit means for their future. I want to be clear…
‘Severe’ impact of hard Brexit
A no deal Brexit will have a potentially large impact across a wide range of sectors and regions a new report by academic think tank The UK in a Changing Europe finds. The report, Cost of No Deal Revisited, finds a chaotic Brexit – where the UK fails to sign a withdrawal agreement – would generate short-term uncertainties…
Kurz aims at negociated Brexit
European Union leaders will discuss Brexit at next meeting hosted by the Austrian presidency of EU in Salzburg, September 20, Prime Minister Theresa May’s office indicated after discussions with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. It is a great honour to welcome @theresa_may in #Salzburg for the festival. In our bilateral meeting we discussed the excellent relations…
Atkinson: “Don’t take poison of Brexit deal!”
Ahead of 14-15 December EU Summit Janice ATKINSON MEP (UK, ENF) shares her opinion on different scenarios of Brexit, risks of ‘bad’ deal, and its consequences, or ‘hard’ Brexit for future trade under WTO rules. MEP is convinced the insecurity around possibility of reaching the Article 50 deal has far greater negative impact on UK…
Banks prepare for ‘no deal’ Brexit
Its is entirely possible that the UK will leave the European Union without a transition agreement, and companies need to do more to prepare for an abrupt departure, Irish Central Bank Deputy Governor Ed Sibley said on Tuesday. It is is entirely possible that the UK will leave the EU without a transition deal, says…
Hammond for Brexit 'transitional' deal
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, speaking on the margins of a G20 summit in Hamburg, said his preference was to negotiate a “transitional structure” that takes his country out of the Single market and Customs union “but in the transition phase replicates as much as possible of the existing arrangements”. According to Hammond…
Johnson: no punishments for Brexit
“If Monsieur Hollande wants to administer punishment beatings that anyone chooses to escape, rather in the manner of some World War Two movie, then I don’t think that’s the way forward,”- said UK Secretary of State Boris Johnson engaging in ‘hard Brexit’ discussion occurred after declared in PM’s speech. Johnson’s opinion followed after one of…
PM May: UK goes global
In a comprehensive and inspirational speech Prime Minister Theresa May has sketched a framework for Brexit goals and future of the UK-EU relations. In a way she picked up a glove of those sceptics, including recently quit ambassador to EU Ivan Rogers, who were hinting the government had no plans, no clarity, and even suggested…
May to deliver Brexit speech
On Tuesday 17/01/2017 Prime Minister Theresa May will deliver a speech setting out her 12 priorities for upcoming Brexit talks with the EU. Those 12 priorities will include leaving the European Union’s Single Market. May will be also describing future of the Customs Union, but she alredy confired that UK will be no longer a…
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