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UK and EU agree to historic Brexit deal

UK and EU agree to historic Brexit deal

Published 24 Dec, 2020 07:55pm
  • On Thursday, a historic deal on the future of the United Kingdom's historic trading and security relationship with the European Union has finally been struck, a week before the end of the transition period.
  • Downing Street has issued a statement confirming the deal.
Britain, EU tell each other to give way in 'difficult' trade talks

Britain, EU tell each other to give way in 'difficult' trade talks

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:45am
  • With less than two weeks before Britain leaves the EU’s orbit, both sides are calling on the other to move to secure a deal and safeguard annual trade in goods from tariffs and quotas.
  • The EU wants to be able to impose trade barriers in the event that Britain changes its regulations in the future and undercuts the bloc’s market of 450 million consumers.
Britain, EU strike pessimistic tone in post-Brexit trade talks

Britain, EU strike pessimistic tone in post-Brexit trade talks

Published 18 Dec, 2020 11:21am
  • Britain and the European Union struck a pessimistic tone in trade talks on Thursday, with a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying it was “very likely” there would be no agreement unless the bloc changed its position “substantially”.
  • Just over two weeks before Britain finally leaves the bloc’s orbit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was also downbeat, saying it would be “very challenging” to overcome the “big differences” that remained.
UK's Patel says on Brexit: we're in 'tunnel' of negotiations

UK's Patel says on Brexit: we're in 'tunnel' of negotiations

Updated 17 Dec, 2020 03:40pm
  • The United Kingdom will work flat out for a Brexit trade deal and the two sides are in “tunnel” negotiations but if a deal with the European Union is not possible then the country will be prepared, interior minister Priti Patel said on Thursday.
  • The “tunnel” is a term for an intense final stage of secretive, make-or-break negotiations.
EU chief says UK trade pact closer but success not certain

EU chief says UK trade pact closer but success not certain

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:38pm
  • Britain and the European Union moved closer to sealing a new trade deal but it was still not clear if they would succeed, the bloc’s chief executive said on Wednesday.
  • Britain and the EU are in the final stretch of talks to keep an estimated one trillion dollars of annual trade free of tariffs and quotas beyond Dec. 31, when the United Kingdom finally transitions out of the world’s largest trading bloc.
EU-UK trade pact still possible as departure date nears

EU-UK trade pact still possible as departure date nears

Published 14 Dec, 2020 03:07pm
  • The European Union’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said on Monday that sealing a new pact with Britain was still possible as the date for the country’s departure from the bloc edged nearer.
  • Despite missing multiple deadlines, Britain and the EU agreed on Sunday to “go the extra mile” to try to break deadlocks on access to UK fishing waters for EU trawlers and corporate fair play rules.
Britain's navy to protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit

Britain's navy to protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit

Published 12 Dec, 2020 05:18pm
  • Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready on Jan. 1 to help protect Britain’s fishing waters in the event the Brexit transition period ends without a deal on future ties with the European Union.
  • There are concerns about possible skirmishes between British and foreign fishing vessels if no trade deal is reached.
No deal on Brexit trade 'very very likely', Johnson says

No deal on Brexit trade 'very very likely', Johnson says

Published 12 Dec, 2020 02:29pm
  • Britain is likely to complete its journey out of the European Union in three weeks without a trade deal.
  • Britain quit the EU in January but remains an informal member until Dec. 31 - the end of a transition period during which it has remained in the EU single market and customs union.
EU Commission chief sees more chance of no Brexit trade deal

EU Commission chief sees more chance of no Brexit trade deal

Published 11 Dec, 2020 05:30pm
  • Britain is more likely to leave the European Union’s orbit on Dec. 31 without a trade deal than with an agreement, an EU official quoted the head of the European Commission.
  • A no-trade deal Brexit would damage the economies of northern Europe, send shockwaves through financial markets, snarl borders and sow chaos through the delicate supply chains which stretch across Europe and beyond.
Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks down

Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks down

Published 28 Nov, 2020 03:26pm
EU negotiator Michel Barnier arrived for talks in London on Saturday morning. He said on Friday night that he was “very happy” to be back in the city and would keep working with “patience and determination”.
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