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Boris Johnson is ready to accept EU tariffs on some British goods in a bid to break the deadlock in EU trade talks. The latest round broke up yesterday with both sides saying there had been no significant progress. But UK sources said the Prime Minister’s chief negotiator David Frost had made a significant new … Read more
Brexit! So you thought it had happened? Not exactly. Britain may have left the EU, but its crucial future trading relations with the bloc are still being discussed, and in an unproductive and acrimonious way. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, has popped up in a Sunday newspaper warning Boris Johnson that he must keep … Read more
Along with killing tens of thousands of people in countries such as Britain, and inflicting years of subsequent economic pain, the corona crisis should drive lasting change in our perceptions of China. It’s not that this virus has changed the nature of the Chinese regime; but it has made its repressive, secretive and self-aggrandising side … Read more
Heir to the Belgian throne Princess Elisabeth, 18, will start at Brussels’ Royal Military Academy in September after returning home to complete the final year of her Welsh boarding school remotely due to COVID-19 Princess Elizabeth of Belgium, 18, will study at Royal Military Academy The heir to the Belgian throne had been studying at … Read more
Trade talks with Brussels will collapse within weeks unless EU nations ‘get real’ about Britain’s stance, warns UK Britain urges EU nations to adopt a more realistic approach to the negotiations The UK want Brussels to have more one-on-one talks with the UK lead negotiator Michel Barnier, the EU lead negotiator, still wants to do … Read more
Britain to produce a draft EU free trade deal before the next round of post-Brexit talks with Brussels in just nine days’ time as European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen tells the UK to ‘make up its mind’ Michael Gove made the announcement amid a stand-off between the two sides UK wants Canada-style free … Read more
Two EU officials working in Brussels test positive for coronavirus including one who had returned from Italy A European Defence Agency staff member returned from Italy on February 23 He started feeling sick on Saturday and has since tested positive for the virus The second virus patient works in a security unit of the European … Read more
MEPs blast plans to allow Greta Thunberg to visit Brussels parliament despite BAN on guests to cut coronavirus risks The young activist will still deliver a speech to MEPs in Brussels on Wednesday Conservative MEP Nuno Melo of Portugal was among those to criticise the move Belgian MEP Hilde Vautmans sent a letter to parliament president … Read more