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IMF downgrades UK growth forecast on Brexit uncertainty
Dec 21, 2017 16:33The International Monetary Fund has warned that Britain’s referendum to leave the European Union is already damaging the UK economy, despite a strong recovery in global economic growth.
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EU says UK's Brexit transition should end by 2020
Dec 20, 2017 16:21The European Union has announced that the Brexit transition period after the UK leaves the EU, during which Britain must continue to obey EU rules, must finish at the end of 2020.
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EU may punish Poland for ‘undemocratic’ legal reforms
Dec 20, 2017 10:46The European Union (EU)’s executive branch may start an unprecedented disciplinary process against Poland over its judicial reforms, which the EU says are in violation of the bloc’s human rights and democratic values.
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Britons now back Remain over Leave by 10 points: Poll
Dec 17, 2017 11:54More than half of the British people now want to stay in the European Union, according to a new poll that shows "Remainers" outnumbering "Leavers" by ten percentage points.
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UK petition gets 100K signatures, calling for Brexit with no deal
Dec 17, 2017 02:47British lawmakers have been compelled to discuss exiting the EU without a deal after more than 100,000 people signed an online petition on the parliament website demanding immediate UK pullout without any deals with Brussels.
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Russia regrets EU decision to prolong sanctions
Dec 15, 2017 16:30Russia has regretted a decision by the European Union to renew economic sanctions on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine, the Kremlin says.
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EU opens next Brexit phase, warns of tough talks
Dec 15, 2017 16:23European Union leaders agreed Friday to open crucial talks on a future relationship with Britain but warned they would be even tougher than the first tortuous phase of negotiations.
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European Union position on al-Quds stays the same: Tusk
Dec 15, 2017 08:58European Union leaders have rejected a contentious US decision to recognize al-Quds as Zionist entity’s “capital,” saying the 28-member bloc’s stance on the city remains “unchanged.”
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EU extends anti-Russia sanctions for another six months
Dec 15, 2017 08:55European Union (EU) leaders have agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia for another six months over what they say is Moscow’s interference in Ukraine, which is not an EU member.
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Not possible to add anything to JCPOA: Araqchi
Dec 14, 2017 15:56A senior Iranian diplomat has warned that the Middle East will be worse off if the 2015 nuclear deal collapses amid the US President Donald Trump's threat to kill it.