European Union

  • UK parliament to take control of Brexit timeline

    UK parliament to take control of Brexit timeline

    Mar 28, 2019 03:15

    British lawmakers are getting ready to define what kind of Brexit they will agree to. The UK parliament has voted down the prime minister’s deal twice. However, Theresa May is exerting all efforts to get her deal done.

  • Brexit triggers heated exchanges in EU parliament

    Brexit triggers heated exchanges in EU parliament

    Mar 28, 2019 03:08

    The thorny subject of Brexit triggers heated exchanges in the European Parliament. Some lawmakers blame the UK for the Brexit chaos, others point the finger at the EU while many claim both sides are at fault.

  • Anti-Brexit protesters mass in British capital for rally

    Anti-Brexit protesters mass in British capital for rally

    Mar 23, 2019 08:56

    Hundreds of thousands of pro-Europeans from across Britain were expected to march through London on Saturday calling for another referendum on EU membership with the country mired in political paralysis over Brexit.

  • Corbyn to discuss alternative Brexit deal with EU

    Corbyn to discuss alternative Brexit deal with EU

    Mar 21, 2019 10:40

    UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due in the Belgian capital Brussels later on Thursday to present to European leaders an "alternative" plan he has drawn up to take Britain out of the European Union (EU), as Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to win parliamentary support for her Brexit deal.

  • Boeing crisis grows as EU and Canada step up scrutiny of 737 MAX

    Boeing crisis grows as EU and Canada step up scrutiny of 737 MAX

    Mar 20, 2019 07:28

    The crisis for US aviation company Boeing is growing as the European Union and Canada said they would seek their own guarantees over the safety of the 737 MAX following the two deadly crashes of the company’s flagship aircraft.

  • British PM seeks short Brexit delay: Spokesman

    British PM seeks short Brexit delay: Spokesman

    Mar 20, 2019 02:35

    A spokesman of British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that the government is seeking a short delay to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union planned for the end of March.

  • Europe must not dance to Trump’s tune on Iran: Austrian President

    Europe must not dance to Trump’s tune on Iran: Austrian President

    Mar 19, 2019 09:57

    Austria has denounced US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and his sanctions threat against companies doing business with Tehran, saying European countries should not dance to Trump’s tune.

  • UK parliament speaker blocks resubmission of Brexit deal

    UK parliament speaker blocks resubmission of Brexit deal

    Mar 19, 2019 03:46

    The speaker of the British parliament has announced in a shocking statement that the government would be barred from returning to the chamber for a third vote on its controversial European Union withdrawal agreement if the deal on offer is the same as the one defeated two times this year.

  • UK premier warns of long delay if her deal is not backed

    UK premier warns of long delay if her deal is not backed

    Mar 17, 2019 04:46

    British Prime Minister Theresa May is rallying support for her Brexit deal, warning that any other deal would involve “a much longer extension.”

  • Activists begin long march in UK to protest Brexit betrayal

    Activists begin long march in UK to protest Brexit betrayal

    Mar 16, 2019 16:03

    More than one hundred people have launched a long march in the UK to protest what they believe is a betrayal of a 2016 public vote to leave the European Union.