Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost admits there are significant ‘gaps’ in Brexit talks. He confirmed there was a continued impasse but struck a more hopeful tone in his media appearance following intensified discussions. He said an “agreement can still be reached in … Read More
Emmanuel Macron from the Elysée Palace during a televised interview on TF1, in Paris on July 21, 2020. © AFP – LUDOVIC MARIN A historic rescue plan for economies left shattered by the coronavirus epidemic was hailed by French President Emmanuel … Read More
My regular column is available to subscribers on www.thesundaytimes.co.uk This is an excerpt. So far during this crisis, there has been a lot of emphasis, understandably, on what it means for the economy in general, for unemployment, and for the … Read More
GRANSEE, GERMANY – JULY , Photographer: Keuenhof/Pool/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel showed a united front with Italy’s Giuseppe Conte days ahead of a crucial European Union summit, warning that EU leaders need to deliver a “massive” response … Read More
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 … Read More
The British Retail Consortium has piled pressured on the UK government to agree a Brexit trade deal that does not lead to price increases in shops. In May, the government published the UK Global Tariff – the new tariff schedule that will apply … Read More
Migrants intercepted by Border Force are usually bought to Dover where they can apply for asylum – PA Media Migrants who cross the Channel in small boats should be returned to France before they can apply for asylum, the former … Read More
Some of the Syrians who have received subsidiary protection in Germany| Photo: picture-alliance /dpa / H. Schmidt The German newspaper Die Welt reported that Germany accepted almost 10,000 migrants and asylum seekers between 2016 and March 2020 under the EU-Turkey … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, hold a joint news conference via video conference to mark Berlin taking over the EU’s rotating presidency from July 1 until the end of the … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to strengthen a divided European Union and help its hard-hit economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic when Germany takes over the rotating presidency of the 27-member bloc on Wednesday. Critics have in the … Read More