There are many posters plastered all over the Rías Baixas beaches in Pontevedra, Spain, urging citizens to comply with the Covid-19 regulations. “Sentidiño” (“common sense”) reads one of them. Nonetheless, the “sentidiño” of the British government in suddenly deciding to impose a quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain has been questioned by many.more
The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed to continue discussing a free trade deal until October 2, British chief negotiator David Frost said on Friday. “Negotiating rounds will take place in August and in September, unless agreed otherwise between the parties,” according to a document Frost posted on Twitter.more
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday slammed Raab’s statement as “vague and contradictory” and called on the U.K. to “produce facts” supporting the allegations.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that the UK is setting an example of caution to the world towards Russia. He stressed that his country had not decided to Brexit due to pressure from Moscow.more
British Transport Minister Grant Shapps said Wednesday there was no evidence that Russia was interfering in the campaign ahead of the 2016 referendum on Britain's exit from the EU. As he added, due to the lack of evidence, an investigation into this matter is unnecessarymore
Russia meddled in the 2014 referendum in Scotland, and the British government did not sufficiently explore the issue of possible Kremlin interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum, the British parliament's intelligence and security committee said in the report.more
UK is urging all EU member states to accelerate the process to enable British nationals to secure their rights amid concern among campaigners that some countries have not yet even opened schemes for UK citizens.more
Only one-quarter of business leaders say their organizations are fully ready for the end of the Brexit transition period, according to a survey by the Institute of Directors.more
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has unveiled plans for a post-Brexit immigration system for the UK, which will end the freedom of movement for millions of European Union (EU) nationals.more
British holidaymakers will be told to take out extra travel insurance for post-Brexit trips as part of new guidance issued today by the Government.more
Liz Truss, Minister for International Trade, denied that Great Britain is preparing to lower food safety standards in order to reach a trade agreement with the US. She indicated that "a common market with a third country does not mean inferior food."more
A threat to the Polish economy are potential global turbulence after a possible deterioration of the epidemic situation, perturbations after the November presidential election in the US and possible hard Brexit at the end of the year - assessed PKO BP economist Piotr Bujak.more
The Government is set to spend more than £700 million on new infrastructure, staff and technology to create new border with the EU when the UK leaves at the end of the year.more
The United Kingdom will not join the EU joint procurement program for the coronavirus vaccine, said EU Ambassador Sir Tim Barrow. British Health Minister Matt Hancock pointed out, among others, that "Great Britain is already conducting more advanced talks with producers."more
A series of leading UK supermarkets have told Business Insider that they will never sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef from the US, in a blow to those pushing for UK food standards to be dropped in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with Trump.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Germany’s Angela Merkel that the UK is ready to do without a trade deal if the European Union (EU) is not prepared to compromise.
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British citizens living in the EU are increasingly being refused job interviews because of their impending Brexit loss of free movement rights, MPs have been told.more
After the next round of negotiations this week, there are still major discrepancies between London and Brussels regarding future relations after Brexit, said EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.more
PO MEPs collect signatures of the EP letter to the British authorities to ensure that future students from EU countries wishing to study in the UK could enjoy such privileges as during United Kingdom membership in the Community.more
On 1 July 2020, Germany will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. During a six-month period, Germany will lead the work of the Council during the recovery from the corona virus crisis, building co-operation and agreement between member states.more