European Union

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

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

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.
US, Canada, EU announce new sanctions against Russia

Mar 16, 2019 09:13

The US, the EU and Canada have imposed fresh sanctions against Moscow in a coordinated move as people in Crimea celebrated the fifth anniversary of reintegration to Russia following a referendum.
UK parliament supports government bid to seek Brexit delay

Mar 15, 2019 03:42

Members of Parliament in Britain have allowed the government to seek a delay to its withdrawal from the European Union beyond the planned departure date of March 29.
Corbyn calls on MPs to delay Brexit, take control after May’s failure

Mar 14, 2019 07:55

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to delay the country’s exit from the European Union and take control of the process, after Prime Minister Theresa May lost two key votes on her EU withdrawal plan and a possible ‘no-deal’ exit in the House of Commons.
British lawmakers rule out no-deal Brexit

Mar 14, 2019 05:02

British MPs vote to rule out the possibility of a Brexit without any deal.
UK to heavily tax German, French imports after hard Brexit

Mar 13, 2019 14:22

The British government has announced a series of tariffs to be imposed on products coming from the European Union countries which will go into effect if London withdraws from the bloc with no deal at the end of March.
EU warns chances for hard Brexit have never been higher

Mar 13, 2019 11:07

The European Union’s top negotiator for Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc has warned that chances for a hard and disorderly Brexit have never been higher after members of the British parliament refused for a second time to endorse a divorce deal signed between London and the EU.
British parliament to vote on whether to leave EU without a deal

Mar 13, 2019 11:03

Britain’s parliament will vote on Wednesday on whether to leave the European Union in 16 days without an agreement as the government said it would eliminate import tariffs on a wide range of goods in a no-deal Brexit scenario.