European Union leaders formally endorsed a Brexit deal at a Brussels Summit urging UK Parliament to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s package. Although approved unanimously by EU27, and already receiving positive signals faces from the European parliament the deal is confronted with a solid opposition by MPs. #EUCO #Brexit Summit unveils in good faith #UK…
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Brussels awaits May to finalise Brexit deal
EU27 leaders will meet to endorse the Brexit withdrawal agreement on Sunday 25 November 2018. “If nothing extraordinary happens, we will hold a European Council meeting, in order to finalise and formalise the Brexit agreement” communicated Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. #TeamJunckerEU continues today: updates on #Article50 #Brexit negotiations, latest developments leading to…
EU Brexit deal gamble final days
Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be returning to Brussels on Saturday to finalise an Article 50 deal, shaping Britain’s future ties with the European Union after her meeting with the head of the bloc’s top executive Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday failed to bridge the gaps. Theresa May met European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker…
EU refuses to renegotiate Brexit deal
German and other European Union member-states ministers told Britain their draft Brexit agreement could not be renegotiated. No renegotiation of Brexit deal: German minister https://t.co/OJ8HVPtjIh pic.twitter.com/8JegiQ0crP — Reuters (@Reuters) November 19, 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May is attempting to keep the last week’s deal alive and push it through the UK parliament amid criticism…
Health minister Barclay as III Brexit Secretary
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Stephen Barclay, a junior health minister who voted to leave the European Union in a 2016 referendum, as her new Brexit Secretary, the Downing street spokesman said. The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Stephen Barclay MP @SteveBarclay to be Secretary of State for Exiting the…
UKIP MEP blasts Brexit draft deal
UKIP Member of European Parliament David Coburn describes the Article 50 Agreement presented by the Prime Minister Theresa May as the “worst deal that the world has ever known”. Mr.Coburn says it has none of the advantages and all of the downside, and even worse than being in the EU. “No-one in their right mind would sign up to this….
EU-UK Brexit draft deal agreed
The European Union and Britain have agreed a draft text of a Brexit withdrawal agreement and Prime Minister Theresa May will present it to her senior ministers on Wednesday. “Cabinet will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow to consider the draft agreement the negotiating teams have reached in Brussels, and to decide on next steps,” a…
‘Tribalision’ of UK politics towards Brexit
British Brexit minister Dominic Raab said the parliament will have sufficient time to debate any exit deal Prime Minister Theresa May agrees with the European Union, and that lawmakers will have a real say on whether to approve it or not. However not all of them are convinced by minister’s promise, preferring to deliver personally…
Gibraltar denies any concessions of sovereignty
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo denied any concessions made as a result of Brexit talks. In a statement issued by the HM Government it is underlined that there will be “no concessions in terms of sovereignty, jurisdiction or control”. The statement came in a form of a correction of some ‘leaks’ to Spanish media. Our statement…
“Still time to reach a deal”
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she considers Brexit deal was still possible as she arrived in Brussels Europa building to meet her 27 European Union counterparts, in spite of the talks impasse over how to the Irish border functional arrangements. #EUCO #Brexit @TheresaMay came second having some time to talks to EU27 counterparts. It looked…
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