The EU officials have informed the UK goverment that the Primie Minister Boris Johnson has less than two weeks to save the agreement on post-Brexit trade and security, according to senior European Union sources. (Image above: archive). The heads of the delegations Michel Barnier and David Frost will hold emergency talks next week in an…
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UK foreign affairs cat Palmerston retires
Palmerston, the Foreign Office’s famous cat, has retired from mousing duties to “spend more time relaxing away from the limelight”. ❗️Important news❗️ pic.twitter.com/PTEun74QYA — Palmerston (@DiploMog) August 7, 2020 In a “letter” dedicated to explantation of his decision at length, he sadi he has moved away from Whitehall and is now climbing trees rather than…
EU-UK negociations to continue in August
Negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union delegations will continue into October, the British government said, ending only days before a key meeting of EU leaders the bloc says is the deadline for the two sides to reach a comprehensive trade agreement. We have today published the latest timetable for our talks with…
Barnier: EU willing ambitious UK partnership
“I am happy to meet you here in Europe House in London, at the end of this sixth negotiation round” the EU top negotiator of the EU-UK post-Brexit agreement said, while concluding latest round of talks in London. I want to reaffirm the EU's willingness to reach an ambitious and fair partnership. I continue to…
EU adapts to post-Brexit
The European Commission has adopted a Communication to help national authorities, businesses and citizens prepare for the inevitable changes that will arise at the end of the transition period. Changes will occur to cross-border exchanges between the EU and the UK as of 1 January 2021– irrespective of whether an agreement on a future partnership…
Barnier reveals «serious divergences»
“This week, David Frost and I continued our discussions, together with a restricted number of experts on each side” reads the statement of the EU top negotiator Michel Barnier, concluding the week of talks with the UK counterparts on future EU-UK post-Brexit agreement. The EU engaged constructively in this week’s restricted round of 🇪🇺🇬🇧 negotiations,…
EU-UK to «work hard» to deliver agreement
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met the President of the European Council Charles Michel, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, on 15 June by videoconference to take stock of progress with the aim of agreeing actions to move forward in negotiations on the…
Barnier laments lack of progress
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has blamed the UK of “backtracking” on commitments on fisheries and other issues in post-Brexit trade talks towards the comprehensive agreement. The EU civil servant regretted no “significant progress” had been made this week, and insisted the UK should “respect” rules agreed with the EU. He aslo suggested political will…
Barnier not «optimistic» about Brexit deal
European Union’s top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on May 15 that the third round of talks with the UK on a new partnership was “disappointing”. Michel #Barnier foaming at his mouth: «you cannot have best of both worlds» he said, without hiding his frustration with British demands. Hope of #Brexit agreement by end of…
COVID19: EU approves UK £9bn SME aid
European Commission has approved a GBP 9 billion (approximately € 10.3 billion) UK aid scheme to support self-employed individuals and members of partnerships affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020, as amended on 3 April and 8 May 2020….
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