Reeves promises ‘deeper, more mature’ economic relationship with EU Economics Rachel Reeves has pledged to build a “deeper, more mature relationship” with European trading partners in the first speech by a UK chancellor to eurozone finance ministers since 2020. Speaking to the Eurogroup in Brussels on Monday, Reeves also brushed off the suggestion that Britain must choose between closer ties with the US and EU [...]
The EU will strangle innovation in AI Opinion EU regulatory overreach has gone from from a Brexiteer conspiracy theory and source of ridicule to something that EU leaders themselves acknowledge and are trying to address. But when it comes to AI, they’re already behind, says James Price If you’ve bought a plastic drinks bottle in recent months, you may have noticed a maddening [...]
The government is right to reject the EU’s plans for free movement by the backdoor Opinion The EU’s terms for reinstating a youth mobility scheme – from four-year visas to cut-price tuition fees – are utterly unreasonable, says Will Cooling Yesterday saw Sir Keir Starmer in Germany, where he tried to reinforce the positive impression he made on the global stage in the whirlwind days immediately after his election as Prime [...]
Crawling back to the EU after Brexit will only end badly for Britain July 31, 2024 The new government is seeking closer ties to the EU, but Brussels will not be kind to a prodigal son, writes Paul Ormerod Clear signals are being emitted by Keir Starmer’s government on the European Union (EU). A much closer relationship is being sought on a wide range of issues such as trade and defence. [...]
Labour government ‘seeking closer relationship’ with EU, Reynolds to say July 16, 2024 The UK is “seeking a closer relationship” with the European Union (EU), Jonathan Reynolds will say as he travels to the G7 trade summit.
This infuriating new EU rule has everyone flipping their lid July 10, 2024 A new EU directive banning fully detachable lids on plastic bottles has angered soft drink consumers everywhere, says an orange-juice soaked Steve Allen I sit here furious, looking like I’m lactating Sunny Delight. My white shirt, clean on today, has a yellow stain down the front from a bottle of orange juice. EU Directive 2019/90 [...]
Microsoft breached EU rules with ‘possibly abusive’ move bundling Teams with Office suite June 25, 2024 Microsoft violated European Union competition rules with “possibly abusive” practices by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its widely used business software, the bloc has said. The European Commission said on Monday that it has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view that the US tech giant has been “restricting competition” by bundling Teams [...]
Oxford Biomedica issues new shares to secure a £17m investment June 18, 2024 Cell and gene therapy company Oxford Biomedica has announced a near £17m investment which will see it issue new shares to the London Stock Exchange.
EU AI Act will set the global standard, so British businesses must keep up February 2, 2024 The EU's landmark AI act will likely set the tone for global standards, so British companies should not rest on their laurels, writes Nick White.
Brexit checks: What’s actually changing at the border? January 31, 2024 The post Brexit changes are the most consequential since the UK exited the EU single market in 2020. Here’s everything you need to know.