Tag: UK
#Brexit: May will say the EU-27 and the UK have a responsibility to reach a deal #Florence
Prime Minister Theresa May will make what has been trailed as a transformative speech in Florence today. Having moved the furniture on the deck, taking Olly Robbins into Number 10, held a marathon cabinet meeting – no doubt with the aim of getting the awkward squad on board – and delayed already hard-pressed negotiations for […]
#Brexit: ‘I will never allow Ireland to suffer by the British decision to leave the EU’ Verhofstadt
Guy Verhofstadt MEP, addressed both houses of the Irish Parliament (Oireachtas) today (20 September). Verhofstadt told members of parliament that the European Parliament will never allow Ireland to suffer because of the British decision to leave the EU. This, he said, was a firm commitment from the European Parliament, as well as one from the […]
#Brexit reshuffle solves one problem but creates a host of others
Jill Rutter, Programme Director for the Institute for Government in the UK, has written a blog on what the Olly Robbins move to No. 10 means? Rutter argues that the team need stability and clear lines of authority. To paraphrase Kissinger – who does Europe call if it wants to speak to the UK on Brexit? […]
#CETA: UK lauds benefits of EU-Canada trade agreement which enters into force tomorrow
Tomorrow (21 September) the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada enters into force provisionally. Welcoming this milestone in the EU’s trade policy, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said: “This agreement encapsulates what we want our trade policy to be – an instrument for growth that benefits European companies […]
#Brexit – petition for direct communication to all citizens
I recently presented a petition to European Parliament’s Petitions Committee on behalf of all the citizens of all 28 member states. My aim is to identify the best possible process for citizens when any member state leaves the EU. I believe such a process should be carried out in accordance with universal human rights and […]
#Brexit: Scottish Government says devolution must be defended.
The Scottish Government cannot recommend the Scottish Parliament give its consent to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill in its current form, the Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe Michael Russell has told MSPs. In a statement at Holyrood, Mr Russell set out the Government’s opposition to the Bill’s proposals to transfer responsibility for […]
#Brexit: MEPs worried about slow pace of Brexit negotiations
The slow pace of the Brexit negotiations has resulted in poor progress on several crucial topics, said EP Brexit Coordinator Guy Verhofstadt to MEPs. Guy Verhofstadt was updating the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament on the state of play of Brexit negotiations. Financial settlement Parliament’s chief Brexit Coordinator Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE, BE) told […]
