Brussels 16.06.2022 Two forty-foot containers with wood laminate weighing 41 tons were sent from St. Petersburg to Astrakhan. From the port of Astrakhan, the cargo will be delivered across the Caspian Sea to the Iranian port of Anzali, from there it will reach the port of Banda Abbas on the coast of the Persian Gulf…
Tag: Trade
Provisional EU-UK Agreement
Brussels 26.12.2020 The European Union and the United Kingdom reached an agreement in principle on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on December 24, 2020. 🇪🇺🇬🇧Here is the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – the result of many months of intensive and dedicated work: 👉 https://t.co/Vq3VKBB01y — Michel Barnier (@MichelBarnier) December 26, 2020 The entry…
EU-UK Sunday talks continue
Brussels 13.12.2020 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he will “continue talking” with the EU in an attempt to reach a trade deal, but that leaving without one and trading in future on World Trade Organization (WTO) terms is more likely. Joint Statement from @10DowningStreet and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen https://t.co/ru9cq0GnVP…
EU-UK: preparations for no-deal
Brussels 10.12.2020 In spite of the considerable efforts of the negotiators “very large gaps remain” between the UK and EU, despite talks in persona between Boris Johnson, who came to Brussels, and EU to executive Ursula von der Leyen aimed at breaking the Brexit trade deadlock, according to No 10 spokesperson. President of the European…
Brexit: no-deal looming
Brussels 04.12.2020 “After one week of intense negotiations in London, together with David Frost, we agreed today that the conditions for an agreement are not met, due to significant divergences on level playing field, governance and fisheries” the EU top negotiator Michel Barnier wrote on his Twitter account. After one week of intense negotiations in…
EU stands behind Barnier
Brussels 15.10.2020 “…The European Council invites the Unionʼs chief negotiator (Michel Barnier) to continue negotiations in the coming weeks, and calls on the UK to make the necessary moves to make an agreement possible” the text of European Council conclusions on EU-UK relations reads. All EU27 Leaders stand behind their negotiator. We all want to…
#EUCO: EU-UK future relations at stake
Brussels 13.10.2020 Today the EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has informed the EU Ministers on the state of play of talks between the block and the UK, and the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement. He also confirmed the “strong EU unity” ahead of European Council on October 15-16. Barnier added that the EU will continue…
EU-UK: attempt to bridge gaps
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, spoke today about the state of play in the negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. Good phone call with @BorisJohnson about the state of play in the 🇪🇺-🇬🇧 negotiations.While progress had been made,…
Lord Frost: UK-EU differences remain
Brussels 2.10.2020 Lord David Frost, UK Chief Negotiator Lord David Frost issued the following statement, while concluding this week’s negotiating Round with the EU. Here is the UK statement about the state of play in our negotiations with the EU after the ninth round of talks. https://t.co/2wXSZeKgJW — David Frost (@DavidGHFrost) October 2, 2020 “We…
Brexit: EU intensifies negotiations
The post-Brexit trade talks remained deadlocked on key areas, as London urged Brussels to give ground to avoid a damaging “no-deal” at the end of the year. They have pinpointed a European summit to October 15 as the latest agreement could be reached for it to be ratified in time for it take effect at…
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