THE EU has ignited a fresh row over Gibraltar by labelling it as a ‘colony’ of Britain in new Brexit legislation. It came as MEPs settled on an agreement giving Brits the right to visa-free travel in Europe after the UK leaves the EU. The text guarantees that Brits travelling in the EU will not have to pay the £52 for holiday passes, even if the UK crashes out of the 28-member bloc. But a controversial ‘colony’ footnote was inserted into the text at Spain’s insistence, prompting much anger among MEPs and the UK Government. British MEP Claude Moraes, who was removed as the rapporteur on Monday, claimed the move had come after ‘a long campaign of bullying’. Meanwhile, a UK Foreign Office spokesperson said: “Gibraltar is not a colony and it is completely inappropriate to describe in this way.” But Spanish MEP, Esteban Gonzalez Pons said Spain has, ‘obtained the fundamental support of the European institutions in the dispute … [Read more...] about ‘Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown’ says new EU Brexit text pushed through by Spain
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Technological solutions to Irish border ignored in UK-EU Brexit talks
British and EU Brexit negotiators have spent less than 1 percent of their time discussing technological alternatives to the Irish border backstop in hard-fought talks in Brussels since February. Theresa May whipped her MPs to support the Brady amendment calling for the controversial backstop to be replaced with “alternative arrangements” and set up an Alternative Arrangements Working Group of influential Brexiteer MPs. Despite that, the Telegraph can reveal that negotiations over those technological solutions have been almost entirely ignored. “99 percent” of the negotiations since early February have been dealing with trying to secure legally binding assurances that the backstop will not become... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week … [Read more...] about Technological solutions to Irish border ignored in UK-EU Brexit talks
Germany and France will tell Irish to ‘move aside’ for EU Brexit deal, says Ian Paisley
Germany and France will tell Irish to 'move aside' for EU Brexit deal, says Ian Paisley BelfastTelegraph.co.uk DUP MP Ian Paisley has said the EU will tell the Irish Government to 'move aside' in order to secure a Brexit deal. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/germany-and-france-will-tell-irish-to-move-aside-for-eu-brexit-deal-says-ian-paisley-37842877.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37842863.ece/520f3/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_b5797bc6-4b34-490a-b99a-9d0ea7734165_1 Email DUP MP Ian Paisley has said the EU will tell the Irish Government to 'move aside' in order to secure a Brexit deal. The North Antrim representative made the prediction as Theresa May continues her negotiations with the EU to try and secure changes to the withdrawal agreement. Speaking on Russia Today, Mr Paisley said the EU could sideline the Irish Government to reach a deal with the UK. He described the talks process as "wrong-headed". "Because it's been pointed to a … [Read more...] about Germany and France will tell Irish to ‘move aside’ for EU Brexit deal, says Ian Paisley
German and France states will tell Irish to ‘move aside’ for EU Brexit deal, says Ian Paisley
German and France states will tell Irish to 'move aside' for EU Brexit deal, says Ian Paisley BelfastTelegraph.co.uk DUP MP Ian Paisley has said the EU will tell the Irish Government to 'move aside' in order to secure a Brexit deal. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/german-and-france-states-will-tell-irish-to-move-aside-for-eu-brexit-deal-says-ian-paisley-37842877.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37842863.ece/520f3/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_b5797bc6-4b34-490a-b99a-9d0ea7734165_1 Email DUP MP Ian Paisley has said the EU will tell the Irish Government to 'move aside' in order to secure a Brexit deal. The North Antrim representative made the prediction as Theresa May continues her negotiations with the EU to try and secure changes to the withdrawal agreement. Speaking on Russia Today, Mr Paisley said the EU could sideline the Irish Government to reach a deal with the UK. He described the talks process as "wrong-headed". "Because it's been … [Read more...] about German and France states will tell Irish to ‘move aside’ for EU Brexit deal, says Ian Paisley
Live: EU-Brexit, Venezuela tensions, EU-Japan trade deal
Good morning, Europe. Today we're watching: UK-EU BREXIT Britain's International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will be delivering a speech on trade after Brexit. VENEZUELA TENSIONS The power struggle heats up in the country. Will Maduro hang on to power? Will the standoff end in war? The embattled nation stands at a crossroads. EU-JAPAN TRADE DEAL The economic agreement between the EU and Japan is the largest bilateral trade deal ever made by the EU in terms of market size and will be the largest zone of free trade created in history. The deal drastically reduces tariffs between the EU and Japan, paving the way for simpler and faster trade between the two, and therefore an increase in volume. Follow our updates here: … [Read more...] about Live: EU-Brexit, Venezuela tensions, EU-Japan trade deal