Britain will need years to negotiate a future trade deal with the European Union after it quits the bloc and will be landed with a “very hefty bill” from Brussels on leaving, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday. Noting that the Brexit talks expected to be launched next month would last two…
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Brexit deal to exceed two years negociations
Munich. Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, suggested it will take longer than two years to agree on all the arrangements for Britain to leave the European Union, he said on Thursday. “I do not think .. we will succeed within 24 months to clear up the arrangements for Britain’s exit from the…
Mogherini in US: 'mission impossible'
Anna van Densky, OPINION Difficult to imagine less suitable personality to represent nowadays the EU diplomacy in the US, than an ardent promoter of political Islam in Europe, an Italian Socialist – Federica Mogherini, with both Socialism and Islam living winter in the EU. However the gravity of the situation is beyond personal views and…
EU-Vanuatu: towards a new agreement
The European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu held their fourth Political Dialogue in Brussels this week. The meeting was chaired on Vanuatu’s side by the Prime Minister, Charlot Salwai Tabismasmas and on the EU side by the European External Action Service’s Asia Pacific Managing Director, Gunnar Wiegand. During his visit, the Prime Minister also…
'Fifth' freedom or data protectionism?
Serge Turbin OPINION The most recent economic and political crises in the European Union have demonstrated serious weaknesses in the four freedoms. Do we need a new freedom in the digital age – the free movement of data within the EU? The question may seem rhetorical, considering the global nature of the Internet. Every single…
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…
Juncker attends talks on Cyprus
Today Jean-Claude Juncker the European Commission president attends Cyprus peace talks in Geneva considering it as a ‘very last chance’ between divided island to united, however he expected it to be a success. His participation is framed in an observer status. The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders come together to reunification talks in Geneva this…
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