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26
Oct
BREXIT
Theresa May once again wards off Tory rebels on Brexit
Theresa May addressed her conservative party backbenchers at the weekly meeting of the 1922 Committee on Wednesday, where she made an impassioned speech that appears to have placated some of her critics, at least for now. Mrs May asked to speak at the meeting following rumours that backbench MPs would trigger a vote of no confidence, largely due to Mrs May’s announcement last week that she would consider extending the...
19
Oct
VULCAN VIEW: KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK
BREXIT
EU Summit – NO Deal but Prime Minister May is given ‘Space’
This week’s much-awaited European Council summit on Brexit ended, as predicted, in deadlock after no substantive progress was made on the issue of the Irish border. British Prime Minister Theresa May addressed her fellow leaders on Wednesday, saying she remained confident that a breakthrough was within reach. However, at a private dinner the EU27 leaders expressed their frustration with the lack of progress...
18
Oct
Brexit Timeline
Recap: What happened so far:
Timeline: What happens once Article 50 has been triggered?
European Council guidelines and conclusions
29 April 2017 - guidelines from the European Council (Article 50) on Brexit negotiations
20 October 2017 - European Council (Article 50) conclusions
15 December 2017 - guidelines from the European Council (Article 50) on Brexit negotiations
23 March 2018 - guidelines from the European Council (Article 50) on the framework for the future EU-UK relationship
29 June 2018 - European Council (Article 50) conclusions
July...
18
Oct
Good afternoon, let me start with Brexit. Yesterday, after listening to Prime Minister May's assessment of the state of the negotiations, the EU27 confirmed that we want to continue the talks in a positive spirit. Leaders expressed their full trust in Michel Barnier, and asked our negotiator to continue efforts to achieve an agreement. I stand ready to convene a European Council on Brexit, if and when the EU negotiator reports that decisive progress has been made. And we...
17
Oct
Episode Info: EU Ambassador to the US David O'Sullivan Talks the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship
It's easy to spend all our time focusing on American domestic politics these days, but the rest of the world is not going away. Take the European Union, for example—our neighbors from across the pond, and one of the US's most valuable economic and security relationships. There's a lot going on over there, and some of it even involves us. How is that relationship faring...
17
Oct
BY JOHN BRUTON ON OCTOBER 16, 2018:
The harder the Brexit, the harder will be the resolution of the Irish border problem.
In a Joint Report of 8 December 2017, the UK agreed to respect Ireland’s place in the EU and that there would be no hard border in Ireland. This was to apply “in all circumstances, irrespective of any future agreement between the EU and the UK”.
The further the UK negotiating demand goes from continued membership of the EU, the...
16
Oct
BY PAUL QUAIN AND MARK CALLAGHAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2018
With less than six months to go until the UK leaves the EU (and, possibly, enters a transitional period that will last until January 1, 2021) it is worth taking stock of the EU workforce's position in the UK, both in the event that a deal is reached and in the less desirable scenario in which the UK leaves with immediate effect and without transitional provisions on March 29, 2018.
The picture...
12
Oct
VULCAN VIEW - KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK:
BREXIT High hopes for Brexit breakthrough next week On Thursday evening Theresa May held a rare meeting with her inner cabinet to discuss the outline of an EU withdrawal agreement that will form the basis of negotiations with the EU next week, and on which the survival of her government evidently rests. Cabinet ministers who were briefed on the upcoming talks have suggested that the main issue of the Irish border is close to being resolved,...
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