Arriving to Brussels Eastern Partnership Summit (#EaPSummit) the UK Prime minister Theresa May made her point offering to supply with extra money to meet the EU’s €60bn ‘divorce bill’ expectations only if the EU27 can guarantee the flexibility and broadening the talks on trade and the terms adjustment during a transition period. The Prime minister,…
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Ireland attempts to influence UK to stay in Customs Union
“Their real aim is to try to get to a situation where either they try to force the United Kingdom as a whole to stay within the customs union, which is in their interests clearly,” Nigel Dodds, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast North, told Sky News. https://twitter.com/liarpoliticians/status/934006205449736192 “Or, if they fail that, to…
Taoiseach indicates “likely” progress in Brexit talks
The chances the European Union leaders will allow Brexit talks to move onto trade relations in December are high, as long as Britain provides guarantees in writing on issues currently being debated, Ireland’s prime minister said. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says it is "likely" that sufficient progress will be reached at December European Council to allow…
UK: from free movement to Swiss model?
New research carried out by leading immigration expert professor Jonathan Portes shows it may be feasible for the UK to remain in the single market – temporarily or permanently – while changing the way free movement of people operates to provide greater control. Let’s ‘take back control’ of immigration – and increase it https://t.co/tkVFvadVB0 via…
May gives reassurances to EU legal migrants
OPEN LETTER of Theresa May ahead of the EU Summit As I travel to Brussels today, I know that many people will be looking to us – the leaders of the 28 nations in the European Union – to demonstrate we are putting people first. “Co-operation will be at the heart of the future partnership…
Davis requests UK Liberal MEP reprimand
The ALDE Group in the European Parliament has expressed its deep concern at the emergence of a letter from the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, to the leader of the UK Liberal Democrats Vince Cable. Outrageous witch-hunt of British MEPs for standing up for the rights of UK…
Jucker insists UK to pay before new framework creation
Britain must commit to paying what it owes to the European Union before talks can begin about a future relationship with the bloc after Brexit, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday. Merci beaucoup @UE_Luxembourg et @c2dh pour un grand #EUDialogues avec @JunckerEU pic.twitter.com/udRZcdoCs3 — Joachim Ott (@joachim_ott) October 13, 2017 “The British are…
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…
UK to ban ivory items
The sale and export of almost all ivory items would be banned in the UK under plans set out by the government. Today we announced plans to ban the sale of ivory in the UK.The cruel poaching of elephants shames our generationhttps://t.co/N8RtEwHvTU — Theresa May (@theresa_may) October 6, 2017 Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced…
EP supports EU citizens in UK after Brexit
European Parliament demands to end “regrettable” practices discriminating against EU citizens in the workplace and elsewhere, according to a draft resolution agreed on by the leaders of political groups, ahead of next week Strasbourg October first plenary session. May opened door to progress in Florence, but no sufficient progress yet. No EU and UK citizens should…