BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany will continue to push to seal a new partnership agreement with Britain by the end of the year, but the European Union should also prepare for an abrupt split from 2021, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. Britain left the EU in January and is currently in a standstill transition period…
Prime Minister is facing splits in his Cabinet over lifting restrictions. Boris Johnson will take a cautious approach to ease the nationwide lockdown due to fears a second peak of COVID-19 infections could do further damage to the economy. The Prime Minister is battling to contain splits within his Cabinet over how quickly the Government should lift…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union kick off talks on Monday on how their relationship will shape up after Brexit, with half a trillion euros worth of annual trade and close security ties at stake in what are bound to be tense talks. Both sides say they want to reach a deal by…
PHOTO: Justin Welby is one of the Archbishops who apologized. (Reuters: Thomas Mukoya) Key points: The apology recognized “the division and hurt this has caused” However, the statement did not retract the “pastoral guidance” issued by the Bishops In an open letter to Archbishops, supporters of LGBT+ equality in the church described the pastoral guidance…
Greetings from Tyler, The worldwide scare over the spread of the coronavirus continues to prompt concern if not panic. China publicly admits they may have as many as 10,000 cases of the deadly sickness. But they’ve quarantined whole cities, recommended people stay home. News is that they’ve closed factories and stores and that some cities…
An image of the clock face of ‘Big Ben’ is projected onto the exterior of 10 Downing street, the residence of the British Prime Minister, in London as Britain left the European Union, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. With little fuss and not much fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of…
The loss of such a rich, sizable, powerful member state will weaken the European Union’s momentum and its diplomatic weight. A pro-Brexit rally in London last September. Britain will officially withdrawal from the European Union on Friday.Credit…Andrew Testa for The New York Times The European Parliament voted in Brussels on Wednesday to ratify the withdrawal…
FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 file photo, Britain’s Prince William, left, and Prince Harry arrive for an event at the memorial garden in Kensington Palace, London. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is set to hold face-to-face talks Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 with Prince Harry for the first time since he and his wife,…
Kurdish-speaking migrants line up for food in Dunkirk, on Dec. 19. Photographer: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Night is falling on the small Belgian town of Gembloux and with the darkness comes another shot at completing an epic journey. They are already more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) from their African home, but…
Europe underestimates Britain’s ability to adapt to a post-EU environment. British prime minister Boris Johnson during a stop on his general election campaign trail at a boxing academy in Manchester on Tuesday. Photograph: Frank Augstein/Getty Images In Brussels, Brexit is usually presented as a lose-lose game in which the inevitable pain will be spread unevenly….