U.K. ‘Not Fully Sovereign’ After Brexit, French EU Minister Says

Clement Beaune , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The U.K. isn’t “fully sovereign” after its split from the European Union because it still needs to follow the bloc’s rules to maintain access to its market, France’s Junior Minister for EU Affairs, Clement … Read More

Macron uses presidential address to denounce Brexit “lies and false promises”

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“This evening for the first time, a country — the UK — will leave the EU.” Emmanuel Macron used his New Year’s Eve presidential address to the nation to denounce the “lies and false promises” that led to the UK … Read More

New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future

Divisions over Brexit, both political and social, remain deep and are likely to last for years, despite a muted end to the saga overshadowed by the global health crisis. Britain on Friday began a new year and life outside the … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 25 December 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, The speculation has probably already begun.  Merry holiday greetings arrived in the form of a giant car-bomb in downtown Nashville, and the police say it was exploded intentionally.  Eyewitness reports are flying.  Even though the blast went … Read More

UK, EU announce post-Brexit trade deal, days before deadline

The European Union and United Kingdom have reached a post-Brexit free trade deal, officials announced Thursday – just days before the U.K. is scheduled to finalize its departure from the bloc at the end of the year. “So we have finally found … Read More

France putting EU at risk of hard Brexit for fishing rights Central Europe won’t benefit from

France rejected Hungary and Poland’s veto of the EU budget, but now plans to veto an EU deal with Britain. On Dec. 6, when Europe’s attention was focused on the risk of a Polish-Hungarian veto against the EU budget and … Read More

Brexit: ‘just a few hours’ left for a trade agreement, EU negotiator warns

Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. © Belga The EU and the UK have “just a few hours” left to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement, chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier warned on Friday. “We have very little time remaining,” Barnier … Read More

Brexit talks: Barnier says deal ‘still possible’ as French minister slams UK ‘madness’

European Union’s negotiator Michel Barnier arrives for a meeting of the representatives of the Governments of the EU Member States, Brussels, December 14, 2020. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said he still has the firm belief that a … Read More

Brexit: ‘Strong possibility’ of no trade deal with EU – PM

Boris Johnson says there is a “strong possibility” the UK will fail to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. Speaking for the first time since a crunch meeting in Brussels, the PM said “now is the time” for firms … Read More

Biden to Face Long List of Foreign Challenges, With China No. 1

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President Trump will be handing Joseph R. Biden Jr. a difficult cleanup act in America’s relations with many countries. But it may not take much for Mr. Biden to improve the mood. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is inheriting a … Read More

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