UK prime minister set to put her EU divorce deal to the test

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:26:28 +0000

UK prime minister set to put her EU divorce deal to the test

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced continued opposition to her European Union divorce deal Tuesday despite announcing what she described as “legally binding” changes in hopes of winning parliamentary support for the agreement.

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UK says last-ditch Brexit talks win legally binding changes

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:41:02 +0000

UK says last-ditch Brexit talks win legally binding changes

The British government said Monday that frenzied last-minute diplomacy had won “legally binding changes” to overcome a roadblock in its divorce deal with the European Union, hours before Parliament was due to decide the fate of Prime Minister Theresa May’s hard-won agreement — and of Britain’s departure from the EU.

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Decision time: Brexit deal returns to parliament

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 03:50:16 +0000

Decision time: Brexit deal returns to parliament

British MPs will on Tuesday vote again on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, making the historic decision whether to back her plan or risk a chaotic exit from the EU in less than three weeks time.

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EU, Belgium trace funding for CPP fronts—AFP Exec

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:19:52 +0000

A top military official has confirmed that the European Union and Belgium were looking into an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) report seeking to stop unwitting international financial aid to leftist groups which the military claims  to be “fronts” for the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).

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EU, Arab leaders vow to boost security, migration ties

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:30:18 +0000

EU, Arab leaders vow to boost security, migration ties

Leaders from European Union and Arab League countries pledged Sunday to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism and to tackle unauthorized migration at a first-ever summit high in symbolism but likely to yield few concrete results.

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EU warns of reduced imports if Trump puts tariffs on cars

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:19:16 +0000

EU warns of reduced imports if Trump puts tariffs on cars

BRUSSELS  — The European Union warned U.S. President Donald Trump Monday that the bloc will step back from a commitment to buy more American soybeans and liquid gas if European cars are hit with punitive tariffs.

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EU flags come down in Brexit Britain

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:48:42 +0000

Andy Ormrod, the owner of Flying Colours Flagmakers Ltd, inspects a newly produced European Union (EU) flag in their premises in Knaresborough, northern England on February 7, 2019. - At a flag-making workshop in northern England, orders for Unions Flags are flying while the EU's blue-and-yellow standard is proving less and less popular. Flying Colours, which makes flags for Britain's royal palaces, has seen EU flag orders drop by 90 percent since the country voted to leave the bloc in 2016. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP)

At a flag-making workshop in northern England, orders for Union Jacks are flying off the production line while the EU’s blue-and-yellow standard is proving less and less popular.

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European Union hails peaceful BOL plebiscite, vows sustained support

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:37:04 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The European Union (EU) on Thursday congratulated the Philippine government, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for a “generally peaceful” Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite last February 6.

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