Brexit News
Brexit News
26
Feb
Main results
EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss the long-term EU budget and the institutional issues. Syria, Brexit, and relations with Turkey were also on the agenda.
Multiannual financial framework
The heads of state or government also debated on the political priorities of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) after 2020, i.e. the EU's long term budget.
We agreed that the EU will spend more on stemming illegal migration, on defence and security, as well as on the Erasmus+ programme.
Donald Tusk, President of the...
16
Feb
Vulcan Consulting -
KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK:
Johnson speech fails to provide clarity as Irish question arises again Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU is set to be spelled out over the next few weeks as a series of speeches are to be delivered by the UK Government. The six speeches – two to be given by Prime Minister Theresa May, along with ones from David Davis, Liam Fox and David Lidington – kicked off yesterday with the...
12
Feb
Backed by a robust economic growth, employment in the EU continued to rise more strongly than expected in the third quarter of 2017, while unemployment figures declined further according to the latest Quarterly Review on Employment and Social Developments in Europe.
Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, commented: "Growth is back in Europe. Employment in the EU reached the highest level ever recorded with more than 236 million people in jobs. And unemployment is steadily declining. We should...
09
Feb
Vulcan Consulting -
The Weekly Vulcan View
BREXIT London plans for ‘immediate’ break with EU post-Brexit The divisions and internal party wrangling that has engulfed the British Conservative party over the past few months reached boiling point this week as staunch-Brexiters and remainers vocally lobbied for their cause amid a heated war of words. The tipping point came as Prime Minister Theresa May met with her Cabinet sub-committee on Brexit this week to thrash out what kind of future...
05
Feb
Bannockburn Global Forex -
February 2018 - USD Weakness
January saw extended USD weakness pretty much across the board despite little obviously significant news and no notable movement in yield spreads. While some ascribed USD weakness to evidence of reduced enthusiasm for higher rates in the FOMC minutes, or ECB comments which were seen as opening the possibility of an earlier than expected end to asset purchases, the lack of movement in yield spreads which would typically reflect any changes in...
02
Feb
Vulcan Consulting -
BREXIT Leaked reports reveal potential damage of post-Brexit scenarios Downing Street was left scrambling this week when a government report examining three post-Brexit scenarios was leaked to a media source. The paper analysed three different options facing the UK government once it leaves the EU and the impact that such outcomes could have on the domestic economy. According to its findings, all three scenarios would leave the British economy in a substantially worse position...
01
Feb
Loyens & Loeff -
On 30 January 2018, the EU Commission issued a notice regarding the impact of Brexit in the field of customs and indirect taxation.
In its notice, the EU Commission calls for preparedness from EU stakeholders, and recalls that, unless an agreement would provide for another date, the United Kingdom will have to be treated as a non-EU country as from 30 March 2019.
Customs
From a customs perspective, the Brexit entails that the United Kingdom would no longer belong...
31
Jan
Speech by John Bruton, former Taoiseach and former EU Ambassador to the United States, speaking at the Skoda Fleet Business event at 8am on Monday 29th January in Bellinter House Hotel, Navan Co Meath;
I am delighted to be invited to speak at this important launch. I congratulate Skoda on the recent rapid growth in sales in the Irish market.
I would like to talk this morning about Brexit.
I believe that Brexit will do disproportionate damage to the motor industry, which...