British Prime Minister Theresa May met opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in an attempt to find a common Brexit solution, endorsing her government Article 50 Agreement with the EU. After her EU withdrawal deal (WA) was rejected three times in the House of Commons, with MPs, including her Conservative Party divided over Brexit deal negociated for…
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Scottish independence vote depends on Brexit deal
Scottish First minister Nicola Sturgeon claims she would be able to make a judgment on whether to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence by the end of this year after the Brexit agreement between the UK and the European Union is concluded. Staying in the single market & the customs union would be "least…
Barnier aims to make progress
Speaking points by Michel Barnier after the College meeting Brussels, 12 July 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to be here with you today. I have just attended the meeting of the College of Commissioners, at the invitation of Jean-Claude Juncker. Our first day of negotiations, on 19June, was useful to start off on…
Sturgeon for “the least bad” Brexit
Scotland’s government informed it wanted to meet all parties to work out “the least bad Brexit for Scotland,” arguing that the change in the political landscape made such talks necessary. The Edinburgh government, run by Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP), had argued that meant Scots should have a new vote on leaving the UK,…
Scottish votes lukewarm about independence
Nearly half of Scottish voters do not wish another referendum on independence. This issue appears to be attracting support for the Conservatives ahead of a June election, according to a YouGov poll published in The Times newspaper on Friday. The poll also showed Theresa May’s Conservatives due to win more seats in Scotland in the…
Dasits: Brexit “bilateral” talks possible
Spanish foreign minister Alfonso Dastis Bexit negotiations would take place on two levels: the EU, and national competences. “Our negotiator is Michel Barnier. The Commission will negotiate for us in whatever capacity the EU has, – said Alfonso Dastis to a Spanish newspaper El País. “Then there are national competences: even there we believe that it is…
Scottish referendum would be "unfair"
The Scottish legislature in Edinburgh voted by a majority of 69 to 59 to give First Minister Nicola Sturgeon a mandate to formally seek permission from the British parliament in London to prepare for a referendum in late 2018 or early 2019. “The people of Scotland should have the right to choose between Brexit, possibly…
Sturgeon to banalise independence
Anna van Densky, OPNION Banalising independence referendum Scottish First minister Nicola Sturgeon has become a ‘false friend’ of the European Union, opening wide Pandora box of the disputed claims of national political elites in EU members eager to arrange the states of their own. The referendum, that was organized as a unique opportunity after 400 years…
Sturgeon for second referendum for Scotland
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanded a new independence referendum in late 2018 or early 2019, once the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union have become clearer. A vote that could tear apart the United Kingdom just months before Brexit would become a negative factor in the two-year process of leaving the EU…
Scotland: no second referendum
The British government does not believe there should be a second referendum on Scottish independence, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said. “We don’t believe that there should be a second referendum. There has been a referendum. It was clear, decisive and legal. Both sides agreed to abide by the result of that referendum.” A majority…
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