25

Feb

The EU will not offer concessions on Brexit – urge May for proof of support for tweaks

The EU stuck to its line as its leaders gathered, alongside the U.K. prime minister, at the Red Sea coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for an inaugural EU summit with Arab country…

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24

Feb

“If someone thinks the EU will give in to any sort of change in tack from what’s being done so far, it’s a mistake,” PM Muscat tells POLITICO

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat swatted aside the idea that a last-minute British charm offensive at today's EU-Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Egypt could change the course of Brexit negotiations.…

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24

Feb

EU sources “Brexit could be delayed until 2021” – The Guardian

Brexit could be delayed until 2021 under plans being explored by the EU’s most senior officials, at a time of growing exasperation over Theresa May’s handling of the talks, the…

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24

Feb

Theresa May postpones Brexit final vote for March 12th – More Cabinet splits expected

MPs may have to wait until 12 March for a meaningful vote on the government’s final Brexit deal, Theresa May has said, in an intervention which will deepen splits in…

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23

Feb

Brexit on brink of being postponed – CNN

CNN reports that "Brexit could be on the brink of being postponed." Three senior UK ministers have issued a warning to Theresa May that Britain's departure from the European Union should…

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23

Feb

Brexitanic – Cartoon

First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, February 23, 2019 | By Rytis Daukantas

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23

Feb

Corbyn says he will renegotiate Brexit and could hold second referendum

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said if his party won power he would renegotiate a Brexit deal with the European Union and could hold another referendum, as he comes under…

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22

Feb

Theresa May must resign in three months – Cabinet ministers

Cabinet ministers will make it clear they believe Theresa May should step down after the local elections in May and allow a new leader to deliver the next phase of…

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22

Feb

Ireland published No Deal Brexit Omnibus Legislation covering 15 laws

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said he hopes the Omnibus Bill being published today will never have to be used, but it is being put in…

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22

Feb

Corbyn meets Barnier

The leader of Britain's biggest opposition party warned on Thursday that there was a "very serious" risk that the country would crash out of the European Union without a deal.…

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22

Feb

Spain welcomes EU provisional deal to mitigate impact of hard Brexit on airlines

The Spanish government on Thursday welcomed a provisional European Union deal meant to mitigate the impact of a hard Brexit on airlines. “We have obtained seven months to avoid any…

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21

Feb

Tusk indicates that Brexit negotiations might be extended to secure deal

Brexit negotiations might be extended if Britain fails to work out a sensible deal for leaving the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. “Together with Prime…

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20

Feb

No breakthrough expected in Brexit talks

The president of the European Commission has poured cold water on the possibility of a breakthrough in Brexit talks with Theresa May in Brussels. The prime minister travelled to the…

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20

Feb

May in yet another trip to Brussels to salvage her Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May makes another trip to Brussels on Wednesday, hoping European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker may prove more yielding than of late to salvage her Brexit deal.…

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19

Feb

No Deal Brexit will mean food import tariffs to protect British farmers

The government will apply tariffs to food imports to protect British farmers in a no-deal scenario, the environment secretary, Michael Gove, has confirmed. And, contrary to claims by hard Brexiters,…

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19

Feb

“Any decision to ask for more time lies with the UK. If such a request were to be made, no one in Europe would oppose it” – Juncker on Brexit delay

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he could not rule out an extension to Britain's EU membership beyond the European Parliament elections in May. "That to my mind would be…

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19

Feb

European Commission steps up ‘no-deal’ outreach in area of customs and indirect taxation

The European Commission has today stepped up its “no-deal” outreach to EU businesses in the area of customs and indirect taxation such as VAT, given the risk that the United…

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18

Feb

Germany will stop extraditing Germans to Britain after Brexit – Cars prices set to increase with No Deal, Porsche warns – Brexit News Roundup

Berlin will stop extraditing Germans to Britain immediately after Brexit even if it leaves the European Union with a deal, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing a formal notification submitted…

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17

Feb

This week, in 1972 Britain signed the Treaty to join the European Economic Community – Britains’s most difficult almost impossible love affair

The Treaty was signed by Edward Heath, the British Prime Minister, in Brussels on 22 January 1972. The European Communities Bill was then introduced in the House of Commons to…

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16

Feb

Understanding The Brexit Back Stop

What is the backstop? -Effectively an insurance policy to keep the Irish border with the UK open, as it is now. This would be achieved by keeping the United Kingdom…

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16

Feb

Nasty surprise reserved for those who believe EU’s solidarity and unity will falter – Vardakar

Those who believe the EU's solidarity towards Ireland will falter over the Brexit backstop are "in for a nasty surprise", the Irish prime minister has warned. Leo Varadkar said Dublin's…

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14

Feb

Brexit – The other ‘Leadership’ Crisis as Corbyn is defied by 41 Labour MPs

41 Labour MPs backed an SNP call for an “immediate” move to delay Brexit by extending Article 50. The Labour leader ordered his MPs to abstain – but he was defied…

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14

Feb

May suffers ‘fresh’ Commons Brexit defeat

Theresa May has suffered an embarrassing defeat over Brexit on a shambolic day for the government in the House of Commons. Probably aware of the result, May wasn't present in the House. Eurosceptic…

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14

Feb

Will Valentine’s Day get British parliament to fall in love with May’s Brexit proposal

British Prime Minister Theresa May is hoping parliament will show her some love on Valentine's Day by backing a motion reiterating its support for her Brexit strategy and rejecting amendments…

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13

Feb

Panama and Saudi Arabia included in 23-country list with serious money laundering and terrorism related risks

The European Commission concluded that 23 countries have strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regimes. This includes 12 countries listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)…

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13

Feb

Either May’s deal or long extension

Britain’s lead Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins has said lawmakers face a choice between Prime Minister Theresa May’s exit deal or a long extension of the March 29 deadline for leaving…

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13

Feb

Renegotiating post BREXIT WTO poses unprecedented challenges

The World Trade Organisation has told Sky News that Brexit has created "unprecedented" challenges but that the UK could become a prominent voice in shaping the future of world trade.…

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12

Feb

May tells MPs to hold their nerve to force EU renegotiate Brexit deal critical element

Theresa May has told MPs to "hold our nerve" to force the EU to renegotiate a critical element of the Brexit deal as the clock ticks down to exit day.…

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12

Feb

May expected to make statement to MPs on the latest developments on BREXIT

The PM is due to make a statement to MPs, ahead of a debate on Thursday on the next steps for Brexit. She visited Dublin and Brussels last week seeking…

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11

Feb

Barnier says that Theresa May should endorse Labour’s proposal of a permanent customs union

The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday British Prime Minister Theresa should endorse a permanent customs union with the bloc — as proposed by the opposition Labour…

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11

Feb

Malta Customs Department issues Brexit Notice to all economic operators in view of changes foreseen

As from 30 March 2019, 00:00h Central European Time (CET), the United Kingdom will become a 'third country', that is; a country not member of the European Union, and as such all imports from, and…

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11

Feb

May responds to Corbyn’s letter on Brexit (UPDATE)

Update: One of Theresa May’s ministers has said the prime minister has rejected Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit plan of a customs union but insisted her letter to the Labour leader showed there was “a…

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09

Feb

New EU rules to combat fake medicines enter into force

The falsification of medicines has remained a serious threat to public health in the EU for too long. As of tomorrow, the new rules on safety features for prescription medicines…

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09

Feb

Bulgaria’s minimum wage remains lowest in EU

Bulgaria might have increased its minimum wage in January to 286 euros per month, but it still remains the lowest miminum wage of all the 22 EU states that have…

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09

Feb

Dutch health officials take measures to ensure critical drugs supplied by Britain are still supplied in case of no-Deal Brexit

Dutch health officials are rushing to ensure “critical” drugs supplied by Britain are still available if the UK crashes out of the European Union without a deal next month. The…

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08

Feb

Brexit News Roundup – Are Corbyn’s Plans the key for Brexit breakthrough ?

The EU's Donald Tusk has told Theresa May that Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit plan offers a "promising way out" of the current Brexit stalemate, according to Sky sources. It comes after…

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07

Feb

May says she rebuked Tusk’s ‘Hell’ comment in meeting between the two

In a clip released to the media, British Prime Minister Theresa May said May said that she had rebuked Donald Tusk, the European council president, for saying yesterday that those…

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07

Feb

EU and UK agree to restart Brexit talks to find a way through deadlock

The EU and UK have agreed to restart Brexit talks to find "a way through" the deadlock in Westminster, following a visit by Theresa May to Brussels. In a joint…

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07

Feb

On this day in 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed

The Maastricht Treaty, officially known as the Treaty on European Union, marked the beginning of “a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of…

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07

Feb

The UK government tells British businesses it cannot guarantee that global trade agreements will be in place in time

Theresa May is heading to Brussels for her latest round of Brexit crisis talks demanding a guarantee that the UK must not be trapped in the Irish backstop. But her…

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06

Feb

‘Special Place in Hell’ for those who pushed for Brexit and had no plan – Donald Tusk

There is a "special place in hell" for pro-Brexit campaigners who demanded Britain leave the EU without a plan for making it happen, Donald Tusk has said. The European Council president launched the scathing attack…

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06

Feb

Labour Party officially calls for delay of Brexit

Labour has called for Brexit to be delayed, because Theresa May has run out of time to pass her deal before departure day in just seven weeks. Emily Thornberry, the…

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06

Feb

May says her government is committed to avoid hard Brexit and to protect Good Friday agreement

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she and her government are committed to avoiding a hard border in Ireland and protecting the Good Friday Agreement. Prime Minister Theresa May…

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05

Feb

Goods shipped to Britain from the EU will be waved through UK ports without checks for a temporary period if there is a no deal Brexit

Goods shipped to Britain from the EU will be waved through UK ports without checks for a temporary period if there is a no deal Brexit, HM Revenue & Customs…

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04

Feb

May to visit Northern Ireland to calm fears about hard border after Brexit

Theresa May will visit Northern Ireland tomorrow in a bid to calm fears about a hard border reforming after Brexit. The prime minister will give her "absolute commitment" to avoiding…

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04

Feb

If there’s creativity and goodwill, Britain and EU can solve the Irish border issue – Merkel

With creativity and goodwill, Britain and the European Union can still perhaps resolve the issue of Irish border arrangements after Brexit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. Speaking at…

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04

Feb

Diplomatique.Expert Brexit News Roundup

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would seek a “pragmatic solution” to a parliamentary impasse over the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union when she…

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03

Feb

May pledges to battle for Britain in Brussels

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May pledged “to battle in Brussels for Britain” and insisted she has secured a majority in parliament to support her Brexit deal — provided the EU…

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03

Feb

Emergency evacuation plans for Queen Elizabeth in case a No Deal Brexit leads to civil disorder – reports

British officials have revived cold war emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European Union, two…

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01

Feb

Gibraltar’s status pose a new disruption for Brexit

The 300-year Anglo-Spanish dispute over Gibraltar is again threatening to disrupt the Brexit process, as the EU prepares to brand the Rock as “a colony of the British Crown” in…

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01

Feb

Eu accuses eight banks for collusion in government bonds

Brussels has accused eight unnamed banks of colluding to game the €7tn market for eurozone government bonds, marking another escalation in the EU’s drive to punish financial institutions for rigging…

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01

Feb

One in three British business plan to relocate some of their operations abroad to cope with hard Brexit

Nearly one in three British businesses are planning to relocate some of their operations abroad or have already shifted them to cope with a hard Brexit, according to a leading…

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31

Jan

Barclays to move €190bn to Dublin as it ‘cannot wait any longer’ to implement Brexit contingency plan

Barclays is moving €190bn (£166bn) of assets to Dublin because it "cannot wait any longer" to implement its Brexit contingency plan. The High Court, which has approved the move, says…

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31

Jan

Tusk insists that there’s no clear idea what UK wants out of Brexit

European Council chief Donald Tusk insists he still does not have a clear idea of what the UK wants out of Brexit, following a phone call with British Prime Minister…

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30

Jan

Don’t expect changes to deal – Juncker, Barnier

Brussels chiefs have warned that a House of Commons vote calling for the Brexit deal to be renegotiated will “not change” the EU’s position on the matter. European Commission president…

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30

Jan

EU institutions stand by agreement negotiated – Barnier

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier delivered a 13 second response to Theresa May's demand to renegotiate the Brexit deal agreed between the two sides last year. "The EU institutions…

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29

Jan

EU rejects UK’s demand re Irish backstop, minutes within Vote

The EU has rejected MPs' latest demand to scrap the Irish backstop from the Brexit withdrawal agreement, just minutes after the Commons voted on the issue. MPs backed the so-called…

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