The following joint statement was issued by President Jean-Claude Juncker and Prime Minister Theresa May following their working dinner in Brussels on 16 October 2017: “The Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission had a broad, constructive exchange on current European and global challenges. They discussed their common interest in preserving the Iran nuclear…
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May aims at long-term future with EU27
British Prime Minister Theresa May said negotiations with the European Union on exiting the bloc needed to be focused on the long-term future relationship between the two after a limited implementation period. https://twitter.com/DVATW/status/918029955111510016 “We should concentrate our negotiating time and capital on what really matters: the future long-term relationship we will have with the EU…
EU27-UK Brexit talks declared in stalemate
The European Parliament passed a non-binding motion during plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, September 3, calling on EU leaders to postpone its assessment at a summit on October 19-20 if there is no major breakthrough in Brexit talks. https://twitter.com/WestmonsterUK/status/915132386261774337 The government leaders of the EU 27 member states should postpone their assessment of Brexit…
Tusk confirms lack of progress in Brexit talks
Sufficient progress has not yet been made in Brexit talks to allow negotiations to move to the next phase of discussing the future relationship including trade, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Today I’d say there is no "sufficient progress" yet. But cautiously optimistic about @Theresa_May constructive, more realistic #Brexit tone. pic.twitter.com/7qq3Xtq2dJ —…
Barnier reacts on May's Florence speech
“In her speech in Florence, Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed a constructive spirit which is also the spirit of the European Union during this unique negotiation” – says the text of a Statement issued by the EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. “The speech shows a willingness to move forward, as time is of the…
Florence speech: Tone positive, problems unresolved
Professors Anand Menon and Jonathan Portes, The UK in a Changing Europe: Tone positive, problems unresolved: The speech marked a shift in tone from the PM towards the EU and indeed EU citizens in the UK. And her words on the so-called ‘Brexit bill’ may open the way to progress on this issue. But on the…
Florence speech: May opts for ‘mild’ Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May attempted to rescue stalled Brexit talks and set out a vision for future ties in a speech in the Italian city of Florence hoping to convince the European Union elites she is ready to search for a compromise, also satisfying UK27 financial claims – so called ‘divorce allowance’. Theresa May's…
Barnier waits for commitment from May’s in Florence
British Prime Minister Theresa May should make the EU firm offers by next week to break deadlock in Brexit talks if she intends for an orderly withdrawal and transition to a new relationship, the bloc’s top negotiator. Speaking to the Italian parliament on the eve of a speech that May will deliver in Florence, Michel…
EU anticipating May's 'Florence offer'
The EU expects British Prime Minister Theresa May to attempt to break a deadlock in Brexit talks over the coming days by indicating a readiness to pay the block for stay in the Single market for years after Brexit. (Image: Florence, San Marco, fresco ‘Last Supper’) https://twitter.com/GerardBattenMEP/status/910398589020639237 Reportedly the senior officials involved in Brexit negotiations…
Tusk visits May in London to discuss Brexit
The President of the European Council Donald Tusk said he would meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May in London next Tuesday to discuss Brexit, days after she is due to make a keynote speech on her vision for future ties with the EU. Talks with PM @Theresa_May at #UNGA. We agreed to meet in…
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