Boris Johnson to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for Brexit talks Brexit: Boris Johnson to hold first talks with EU's Jean-Claude Juncker Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday to discuss Brexit. It will be the first time the pair have met for face-to-face talks since Johnson became Prime Minister in July. Read more: John Bercow vows ‘creativity’ to stop Johnson dodging Brexit delay Downing Street has confirmed the [...]
EU agrees ‘largest ever trade deal’ with South American bloc after 20 years of talks EU agrees 'largest ever trade deal' with South American bloc The European Union has agreed a free-trade deal with the South American bloc known as Mercosur, 20 years after negotiations first began. EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has labelled the agreement as the EU’s biggest deal to date, and claimed it shows “we stand for rules-based trade” at a time of conflict between the US [...]
EU leaders tell UK the Brexit deal cannot be renegotiated EU leaders have ruled out any renegotiation of the Brexit deal as Theresa May once again called for MPs to compromise. Arriving for her final summit in Brussels on Tuesday, numerous leaders made it clear to May the proposal which has been rejected by the UK parliament three times was the only deal on offer. Outgoing [...]
Britain cannot keep delaying Brexit, says EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker April 20, 2019 The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, has called on the UK to "stop wasting time" and insisted Brexit cannot continue to be delayed indefinitely. Britain's departure from the bloc has already been delayed twice, with it first pushed back to April 12, before a decision to extend the delay until October 31 was agreed. Read more: Poll: [...]
EU member states give green light on US trade talks despite French resistance April 15, 2019 The European Union has voted to kick off trade talks with the US in the face of French resistance, it announced today. Read more: US threatens tariffs on $11bn of EU goods A meeting of member states today voted overwhelmingly to give the European Commission, which deals with trade policy, the green light to start negotiations [...]
What’s next for Europe’s capital markets? April 15, 2019 There are big questions on the horizon about the next steps for Europe’s financial sector. This topic was at the top of the agenda recently when I was in Romania for the Eurofi regular gathering of European finance ministers, financial services policy makers and industry representatives. As the current EU legislative cycle winds down before [...]
Europe must lead the way with digital tax, says EU competition commissioner April 8, 2019 Europe must agree on plans for a new digital tax and should be the trailblazer if there is no global consensus, the EU’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has said. The EU last month scrapped initial plans to roll out a digital tax on tech giants after opposition from several member states. Read more: EU drops [...]
The European Union is on the backfoot, but few seem to notice April 2, 2019 There is a very bad habit that many of our broadcasters have of focusing on what might befall us. It reminds me of Frankie Howerd in Up Pompeii bemoaning “woe is me, woe is me” – as if he might warn his master against leaving the Empire without a deal. It would be refreshing were there [...]
Hungarian PM’s party kicked out of European centre-right political group amid worries over anti-immigration rhetoric March 20, 2019 The party of Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Victor Orban has been suspended from its political group in Brussels as concerns grow over his disregard for the rule of law. European People’s Party (EPP) delegates today voted overwhelmingly to exclude Orban’s Fidesz party from its meetings, strip it of voting rights and the ability to propose [...]
EU gives UK July deadline for Brexit delay if country doesn’t participate in European elections March 16, 2019 The EU will terminate Britain's membership of the bloc on 1 July if the country does not take part in the European elections scheduled for 23-26 May, according to a document seen by the Financial Times. The draft paper reportedly outlines that if the UK seeks an extension to Article 50 of more than three [...]