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28
Dec
Geneva, 17/12/2018 - 13:27, UNIQUE ID: 181217_10 | Statements on behalf of the EU
Chair,
At the last Trade Policy Review of the United States two years ago, a month before President Trump was sworn into office, I ended the EU statement with the hope that the protectionist rhetoric would end once the President-elect had taken office. Today, unfortunately, rhetoric has turned into reality and the repercussions of tariffs and other restrictions are being felt at the heart of this organisation,...
28
Dec
The European Council was updated on the state of play on the Clean energy package files.
I am very happy that yesterday we successfully concluded negotiations with the European Parliament on the two electricity market design files. This means that - provided EU ambassadors confirm this result - we now have a political agreement on the entire clean energy package. This will bring benefits to consumers in the form of lower energy prices and more possibilities to become active in the electricity...
23
Dec
By John Bruton, a former Irish Taoiseach from 1994 to 1997, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States from 2004 to 2009
It puzzles many people in Britain that something known as an “Irish backstop” should be at the heart of an increasingly bitter dispute. The dispute is about the Deal the UK Government has made with the EU on the terms for the UK leaving the EU.
Most people understand that, when the UK leaves the EU, the...
21
Dec
19
Dec
By Gijsbert Bulk
Global trade was transformed in 2016 as the British electorate voted to leave the EU and Donald Trump became the 45th president of the US.
The political and economic uncertainty these two events have generated is greater than that seen during the global financial crash of 2008-09, according to the Global Economic Policy Index, which tracks news and policy sites to measure certainty. Countries are competing against one another in a series of increasingly unpleasant trade wars. According...
19
Dec
Chair,
At the last Trade Policy Review of the United States two years ago, a month before President Trump was sworn into office, I ended the EU statement with the hope that the protectionist rhetoric would end once the President-elect had taken office. Today, unfortunately, rhetoric has turned into reality and the repercussions of tariffs and other restrictions are being felt at the heart of this organisation, and more generally in global growth prospects.
The US has shaped the global...
19
Dec
The United Kingdom will leave the European Union in 100 days' time.
Given the continued uncertainty in the UK surrounding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, as agreed between the EU and the UK on 25 November 2018 – and last week's call by the European Council (Article 50) to intensify preparedness work at all levels and for all outcomes – the European Commission has today started implementing its “no deal” Contingency Action Plan. This delivers on the Commission's commitment to adopt...
18
Dec
Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the European Council meeting on 14 December 2018
Main results
The European Council on 13-14 December 2018 focused on the EU's long-term budget, external relations, migration and the single market. EU27 leaders also discussed Brexit on Thursday and the euro area on Friday.
European Council conclusions, 13-14/12/2018
European Council (Art. 50) conclusions, 13/12/2018
Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the European Council and Eurosummit meetings, 14/12/2018
At the start of the meeting, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, representing the...
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