‘Norway plus?’ Irish PM breaks ranks with Brussels to propose Brexit trade solution
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Irish PM says wants ‘Norway-plus’ Brexit deal with UK
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland would like Britain’s relationship with the European Union to be closer than that of non-member Norway, but it will have to be a specific agreement as there is no precedent for the relationship, Ireland’s prime minister … Read More
Soros predicts EU breakdown, calls Russia ‘resurgent power’
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© Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP George Soros has lamented that the European Union is on the verge of collapse while Russia is becoming “a resurgent nationalist power.” Hungarian-American tycoon George Soros, who runs the $26 billion Soros Fund Management and … Read More
Pope warns world is one step away from nuclear war
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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit.” His comment, made as he flew off for a … Read More
EU’S BREXIT WARNING: Merkel and Macron could push Europe into financial disaster
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REUTERS Brexit warning: Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel could harm Europe Over the next few months as the second phase of Brexit negotiations begin, the European Union will fight tooth and nail over how the UK should leave the Brussels bloc. Although many in … Read More
European lawmakers urge Britain to stay in single market
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IANS London, Jan 7 (IANS) A group of European politicians (MEPs) released a letter on Saturday calling on Britain to remain a member of the single market. Their intervention comes as the man who launched Britain’s campaign to leave the … Read More
A Year of Tough Talks Awaits the EU and U.K.
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This article was originally published at Stratfor.com. Highlights The United Kingdom and the European Union probably will reach an agreement on a post-Brexit transition period in 2018. A free trade agreement will be more difficult to negotiate, considering the conflicting strategic … Read More
Brexit: ‘Don‘t put politics above prosperity‘, Davis urges EU
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David Davis has warned against “putting politics above prosperity” in Britain‘s post-Brexit relationship with the EU. In a speech in Berlin, the UK‘s Brexit Secretary outlined his hopes for a deal that “allows for the freest possible trade in goods … Read More
The Roots of Poland’s Defiance of the European Union
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Poles demonstrated with Polish and European Union flags and copies of the Constitution in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw last month to protest the new judicial laws.CreditJanek Skarzynski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images WARSAW — It is 3:30 p.m. … Read More
What is Article 7? Will the EU resort to the ‘nuclear option’ to force Poland out?
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GETTY Article 7: Frans Tmmermans triggered Article 7 against the rebelling Poland EU bosses demanded Poland steps in line with its rulings on Wednesday, giving the rebel state just three months to sort out its internal affairs. EU Commission Vice-President … Read More