UK

Brexit talks by Johnson with EU’s von der Leyen, warned to reach deal pre-autumn

Jim Stein June 2, 2020

(UK) – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to hold Brexit talks with European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen. UK officials warn Johnson that a pre-autumn agreement needs to take place. “We need a broad agreement in place by the summer. We

Europe

EU prepared to ease fisheries demands regarding Brexit talks

Jim Stein May 26, 2020

BRUSSELS (UK) – The European Union is willing to shift its stance on fisheries in negotiations with Britain next week, sources said, in what would be the first major concession from the bloc in talks with London on their relationship after Brexit. Fishing is politically sensitive for France and the 27-nation bloc says it would […]

Europe

No deal Brexit back as a risk for Irish economy – finance minister

Nia N May 22, 2020

DUBLIN (Europe) – The chances of Britain’s status-quo Brexit transition period ending without a trade deal at the end of the year is a risk the Irish economy needs to start preparing for, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Friday. “It (Brexit) is back as a risk, it’s back as a risk that we all […]

UK

UK’s new post-Brexit global tariff regime announced

Jim Stein May 19, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime to replace the European Union’s external tariff, maintaining a 10% tariff on cars but cutting levies on tens of billions of dollars of supply chain imports. After decades outsourcing its trade policy to the European Union, Britain is embarking on negotiating […]

UK

Gove- Trade deal with the European Union is there to be done

Nia N May 17, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British minister Michael Gove announced that there was a trade deal to be done with the EU, which would need compromise from the bloc. On Friday, both sides called for the other to compromise in negotiations on their post-Brexit relationship. This came after the statement that the latest round of talks ended […]

UK

EU trade chief: No sign that Britain wants EU trade talks to succeed

Nia N May 7, 2020

DUBLIN (UK) – There is no real sign that Britain is approaching trade talks with the European Union with a plan to succeed and it appears set to blame any post-Brexit fallout on the economic shock from COVID-19, the EU’s trade chief said on Thursday. “Despite the urgency and enormity of the negotiating challenge, I […]

Europe

Coronavirus not changing EU Brexit priorities

Nia N April 24, 2020

PARIS (Europe) – The coronavirus outbreak crisis does not change the priorities of the European Union in the Brexit negotiations, according to the French European Affairs Minister Amelie de Montchalin. She said that a no-deal Brexit would be an extra shock atop the coronavirus crisis but Britain would suffer the most. (Photos syndicated via Reuters)This […]

Finance

UK should seek longer Brexit transition, says IMF boss

Nia N April 16, 2020

LONDON (Finance) – Britain should request for an extension to its post-Brexit transition period in order to ease the uncertainty surrounding a time when the world economy is boughed by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund. “It is tough as it is. Let’s not make it any […]

UK

Brexit trade deal negotiator: UK will share more legal texts with EU shortly

Nia N April 8, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain continues to be in touch with the EU over trade deal negotiations and will be sharing further legal texts with the bloc shortly, according to the country’s Brexit negotiator David Frost. Britain wants a free trade agreement with the European Union by this year-end but formal negotiations are postponed because of […]

Articles

Boris Johnson: An Unstoppable Force

Nia N March 17, 2020

For the life of him, Boris Johnson cannot seem to get away from controversy. In British politics and in the field of journalism, Johnson is much-talked-about. He has been called entertaining, he has been labelled humorous and his popularity is no secret. His appeal extends way beyond his traditional Conservatives and it’s no secret why […]