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by Danny Kemp Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a crunch meeting with European Union President Donald Tusk on Friday as hopes mount that she will offer compromises to secure a Brexit deal in December. The talks, on the sidelines of a summit with ex-Soviet states in Brussels, come a week after Tusk gave May until the start of December to make “much more progress” on divorce terms […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed Prime Minister Theresa May’s biting criticism, saying she was vilifying Moscow in an attempt to distract the British public from domestic problems. “British society is not going through the best of times due to the process of the country’s departure from the European Union and an internal schism,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement published on the ministry’s website. “It is quite clear that […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – The British government came under pressure on Wednesday to publish papers detailing the potential impact of Brexit, after MPs appealed to a rare parliamentary power. The opposition Labour party tabled the “humble address” motion in which they called for the government to publish its assessment of 58 sectors, including tourism and nuclear. London’s Brexit department has so far refused to make their findings public, claiming that doing so could harm its negotiating […]
by Danny Kemp and Alice Ritchie Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May pressed EU leaders Thursday for a Brexit deal she can “defend” at home as her counterparts said at a summit in Brussels that there were encouraging signs of progress in the talks. May appealed for “urgent” movement at a summit dinner, the night before her 27 counterparts were set to decide that there had not been enough progress on divorce […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday refused to tell a radio station whether she would back EU membership in another referendum, as she leads her country out of the bloc. “I don’t answer hypothetical questions,” May told LBC radio station when asked how she would vote if a Brexit referendum were held now. The prime minister said she had “good reasons” when she backed European Union membership in the 2016 vote, […]
by Ben Perry Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — European stock markets were mixed Monday as investors were looking for fresh clues on Brexit talks from a speech by embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May. The euro meanwhile held firm in the face of mounting pressure against Catalonia’s push to break away from Spain, while US stocks retreated as a nine-day streak of Nasdaq gains ended. In an address to parliament, May said she expected “leadership […]
by Danny Kemp Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU and Britain clashed Monday after British Prime Minister Theresa May said the ball was in the EU’s court as Brexit negotiations entered a critical fifth round. Officials from both sides are meeting in Brussels, but chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier and British counterpart David Davis are not attending the start, underscoring low expectations for the talks. This round of divorce discussions is […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell the European Union on Monday that “the ball is in their court” as her divided government resumes Brexit negotiations in Brussels. She will use a speech in the House of Commons to urge both sides to show “flexibility” in seeking a deal on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, her Downing Street office said. “A new, deep and special partnership between a sovereign United […]
by Philippe Agret Agence France-Presse STRASBOURG, France (AFP) – The European Parliament is set to say Tuesday that Brexit divorce talks have made insufficient progress, in a blow to British hopes of unlocking negotiations on a future trade deal this month. MEPs meeting in Strasbourg, France, will vote on a resolution calling on EU leaders to postpone a decision, scheduled for a summit on October 19, on whether to move on to the next phase of talks. […]
by Danny Kemp Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Britain and the European Union on Thursday hailed the progress of “constructive” Brexit divorce negotiations following a major speech by Prime Minister Theresa May, but Brussels warned that trade talks may still be months away. Speaking after the fourth round of talks in Brussels, European Union negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterpart David Davis agreed that May’s speech in Florence had created a “new […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — After navigating the first hurdle of a key Brexit bill, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday won another parliamentary vote which will help prevent opposition MPs from blocking future legislation. MPs in the House of Commons voted by 320 to 301 in support of a government motion to guarantee that it holds the majority of places on public bill committees. The move by the ruling Conservative party was aimed […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain will try to keep as many aspects of its European Union membership in place as possible during a transition period of up to three years after Brexit, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday. But Hammond told BBC radio that EU nationals would have to register with the authorities starting from the expected departure date of March 2019 as the government comes up with a new immigration system. “Many […]
