‘Nothing is negotiable’: France threatens to veto any changes to Brexit deal June 11, 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron warned Boris Johnson late last night that “nothing is negotiable” when it comes to making any changes to the UK-EU Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. As Macron prepared to leave for the G7 summit in Cornwall, the French leader told reporters at the Elysee palace: “I think this is not serious, [...]
Aggressive new Covid mutation lands in Europe as Belgium confirms first case of African Coronavirus variant November 26, 2021 Belgium became the first European Union country to announce a case of the variant B.1.1.529, which has been identified in other places including South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel. Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said: “We have one case of this variant that is confirmed. It’s someone who came from abroad.” Marc Van Ranst, [...]
Morgan Stanley: UK bank shares could fall 20 per cent in no-deal Brexit December 11, 2020 Morgan Stanley has said UK bank shares could tumble 10 to 20 per cent in a no-deal Brexit, with the FTSE 250 dropping as much as 10 per cent. It comes as the UK and EU struggle to sign a free-trade agreement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said a no-deal Brexit outcome was now a [...]
Breaking: Macron tests positive for coronavirus December 17, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, throwing a potential spanner in hopes of clinching a last-minute Brexit deal. The Elysee palace this morning announced Macron had tested positive after showing early symptoms. The French premier will now self-isolate for seven days, though he will continue to carry out his duties remotely. Spanish [...]
Brexit talks to continue today after Boris Johnson and von der Leyen call December 8, 2020 Brexit talks will continue this week in Brussels after Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen agreed to give negotiations a final shot. Johnson and von der Leyen are believed to have spoken for about an hour last night to discuss if a deal can be finally agreed before the 31 December deadline. They will [...]
Posters and adverts aren’t enough to prepare business for Brexit, says BCC December 7, 2020 Businesses still don’t have enough information available on Brexit in critical areas with just 24 days to go until the end of the transition period, an industry body has warned. The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has warned that the government’s Brexit guidance remains insufficient in a number of key areas. Its Brexit guidance dashboard [...]
FTSE 100 rises ahead of PM’s Brexit trip to Brussels December 9, 2020 The FTSE 100 opened higher as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepared to fly to Brussels for key Brexit talks and after the administration of Donald Trump in the US suggested a $916bn (£685bn) stimulus package. The index climbed 0.3 per cent to 6,580 points in early trading. Britain’s FTSE 250 index of mid-cap firms rose [...]
Eustice: UK has three days to close Brexit deal after talks have gone ‘backwards’ December 6, 2020 Brexit trade talks went “backwards” last week and there are only a few days left to decide if a deal can be struck, according to the UK’s environment secretary. George Eustice said today that the UK will definitively have to walk away from talks in three days if the UK and EU can’t “resolve these [...]
Navy patrol ships on standby to protect UK from EU’s fishy business December 11, 2020 Four Royal Navy patrol ships are on standby for 1 January in case of a no-deal Brexit, ready to help to protect the UK’s fishing waters. The 80-metre long armed vessels would have the power to halt, inspect and impound all EU fishing boats operating within the UK’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which can extend [...]
Belarus’ act of aviation piracy and kidnapping proves the obvious: anyone can bully the EU May 25, 2021 Yesterday, within about five minutes of one another, both my partner and a colleague drolly made the same comment: “I know Ryanair is tough about customer service, but I didn’t realise you had to pay extra to avoid being kidnapped.” There were, of course, referring to the dreadful act of piracy that occurred over the [...]