Brexit: British Parliament House of Lords approves trade deal with EU
Lusa - International - 31/12/2020
Post-Brexit deal is official. EU has signed the new partnership agreement with the UK
TSF - Portugal - 30/12/2020
The text that will regulate the future relationship with the European bloc is still physically traveling to London tomorrow, to be signed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Eight and a half sharp, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel – the President of the European…
Trucker, fisherman, scientist… the voices of Brexit
AFP - International - 27/12/2020
Britain left the EU on January 31, 2020, but ties between the bloc and its former member remained unchanged during a so-called transition period while both sides tried to work out a new trading relationship.
With that standstill period coming to an end on December 31, the…
Fisheries dispute threatens to sink post-Brexit trade deal
AFP - International - 20/12/2020
Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal were deadlocked and threatened by failure on Sunday, as both sides dug in their heels over access to the UK’s rich fishing waters.
The European Parliament had fixed Sunday as the last moment it could accept a text of any…
British MPs warn country not ready for Brexit
AFP - UK - 19/12/2020
Britain has not yet installed all the complex IT systems and port infrastructure needed to ensure Brexit runs smoothly, a group of British MPs warned in a report released Saturday
The Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union, a cross-party group of…
UK and EU extend Brexit talks after ditching deadline
AFP - International - 14/12/2020
The European Union and Britain will return to the negotiating table on Monday after agreeing to abandon a supposed make-or-break deadline for a post-Brexit trade pact.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson had said last week they would decide…
EU chief urges members to stay united in Brexit talks
AFP - Belgium - 04/12/2020
EU chief Charles Michel urged members to remain united behind Brussels’ negotiators in post-Brexit trade talks Friday, after France threatened to veto any deal that gives ground to London.
Michel congratulated EU negotiator Michel Barnier on keeping member states…
Biden talks about Brexit and expresses concern about borders in Ireland
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 26/11/2020
It is the first time that the US President-elect has spoken about the Brexit process. To journalists, Joe Biden defended the continuation of the open borders in Ireland.
United States President-elect Joe Biden expressed concern about Brexit, notably the issue of borders…
Trump praises Brexit leader Farage as 'king of Europe'
AFP - USA - 29/10/2020
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday greeted Britain’s Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage at one of his final reelection rallies, bestowing on him the title “king of Europe.”
Farage was with a group of Republican politicians attending Trump’s…
EU prepares for Brexit without agreement and London in court
Lusa - International - 02/10/2020
Internal market law, which has to pass through the Lords, is yet another factor of division between Brussels and the Boris Johnson government, when the days are counted in order to reach an agreement on the future relationship.
The infringement procedure initiated on…
Boris Johnson wants Brexit deal by October 15
Folha de S.Paulo - Brasil - 07/09/2020
British government plans to introduce legislation amending key points of text
As the United Kingdom and the European Union resume brexit negotiations, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday (6) that if a deal is not reached by October 15, both sides should…
