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in EuropeEU sues UK for violating free motion in Brexit treaty
The Commission is taking the U.Ok. to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ). Although Britain ceased to be certain by EU legislation post-Brexit, sure issues contained in its withdrawal deal fall underneath the European court docket’s jurisdiction ― a lot to the annoyance of Britain’s pro-Brexit politicians. In a press release, the Commission […] More
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in EuropeFish, the courtroom and youth entry: EU’s calls for for Starmer’s reset
Brussels would appear unwilling to start out talks with Starmer earlier than these floor guidelines are agreed upon. Ever for the reason that Labour chief bought to Downing Street, he’s been making overtures to the EU on resetting the post-Brexit relationship. Renegotiating the so-called Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), can be probably the most concrete […] More
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in EuropeFrench authorities no-confidence vote set for Wednesday
Should Barnier lose the vote, as is anticipated, he’ll turn into the shortest-serving prime minister in trendy French historical past. The EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron in September and given the not possible mission of passing a slimmed down funds with out a parliamentary majority. Barnier is ready to […] More
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in EuropeThe French prime minister will doubtless fall this week. So then what?
So Macron will simply appoint a brand new prime minister, proper? Yes, but it surely’s not that easy. The French National Assembly is split into three political blocs: Macron’s centrists, the far-right National Rally, and the left-wing coalition. The three teams are poles aside on politics and refuse to work collectively, that means that any […] More
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in EuropeUK seeks EU negotiator as Starmer pushes ‘reset’ with Brussels
The negotiator position would additionally contain performing as an EU “sherpa” — representing the prime minister in negotiations with the bloc — and main talks with Brussels on a proposed safety cooperation settlement. It may even embody coping with current Brexit agreements and upcoming adjustments to EU border guidelines that goal to digitalize entry to […] More
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in EuropeMerkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir
“He judged every little thing from the angle of the property entrepreneur he had been earlier than politics,” she wrote of Trump. “Each property may solely be allotted as soon as. If he didn’t get it, another person did. That was additionally how he regarded on the world.” “For him, all international locations have been […] More
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in EuropeStarmer to satisfy Xi for ‘pragmatic’ talks
Relations later frayed beneath Boris Johnson, nonetheless, as Trump pressured Britain to purge Chinese agency Huawei from Britain’s 5G community. Given that the matter was one in every of nationwide safety, the U.Okay. sided with America, however the transfer clearly soured relations with China. Trump could properly wish to make that relationship extra awkward once […] More
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in EuropeUK’s Reeves pledges to ‘work intently’ with Trump as tariff risk looms
The chancellor made the remarks whereas talking Thursday night time at her first Mansion House occasion, the place she additionally outlined reforms to spice up the City of London by permitting further danger within the U.Ok. monetary system, amongst different coverage maneuvers. Donald Trump gained the U.S. election in a landslide final week, and has […] More
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in EuropeBritain braces for a Trump tariff battle
After the primary Trump administration slapped metal and aluminum tariffs on the EU in 2018, when Britain was nonetheless a member, Brussels retaliated with tariffs on all the things from Harley Davidson bikes to Levi denims and bourbon. But companies on each side of the Atlantic concern retaliation, stated Duncan Edwards, CEO of the transatlantic […] More
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in EuropeHow Brexit helped Britain lose the Chagos Islands
Finally, following years of negotiations, the Labour administration introduced on Oct. 3 that — after greater than half a century — it could hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, albeit with carve-outs to guard the U.Okay./U.S. airbase on Diego Garcia. Looking again, Sands sees Britain’s EU departure as a significant contributor. “Brexit […] More
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in EuropeEU steps up combat with the UK over … sand-eels
“Consultations concluded with out reaching such a mutually agreed resolution, to which the EU stays open. The institution of an arbitration tribunal constitutes the following step of the dispute settlement process.” The assertion provides that measures to handle “shared assets” have to be “non-discriminatory, proportionate to the targets and based mostly on the most effective […] More
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in EuropeDeciding Moldova’s European future
Russia-fed misinformation has been stoking fears about Sandu’s potential reelection as effectively, claiming she’s getting ready to tug the nation to struggle with Transnistria, which is politically backed by Moscow. These misinformation efforts have additionally centered on tarnishing the EU’s repute, claiming that membership will unfold LGBTQ+ propaganda and result in household separations. Despite Russia’s […] More
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