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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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Brexitanic – Cartoon

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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