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Articles tagged with: Ursula von der Leyen
EU Plans To Send Weapons To Ukraine After Putin Escalates Nuclear Threat
Defence
EU Plans To Send Weapons To Ukraine After Putin Escalates Nuclear Threat
The European Union has announced it will begin shipping weapons to Ukraine after President Putin ordered nuclear forces to increase readinesss.
EU Reveals Plans To Impose Stricter Controls On Vaccine Exports
Coronavirus
EU Reveals Plans To Impose Stricter Controls On Vaccine Exports
The European Commission has revealed the details of new plans to tighten export controls as it claimed some companies were not "delivering" on their contracts.
Boris Johnson To Hold Urgent Talks With EU Leaders Urging Against Vaccine Export Ban
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson To Hold Urgent Talks With EU Leaders Urging Against Vaccine Export Ban
The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to contact EU leaders in a series of one-to-one phonecalls amid a growing row over coronavirus vaccine supplies.
Brussels Threatens To Block Exports Of Covid Vaccines From EU To UK Amid Row Over AstraZeneca Supply
Coronavirus
Brussels Threatens To Block Exports Of Covid Vaccines From EU To UK Amid Row Over AstraZeneca Supply
The EU is threatening to block exports of vaccines to countries including the UK saying Europe must “get its fair share”.
UK Will Discuss Vaccine Passports With The EU After “Digital Green Pass” Is Announced For Europe
Coronavirus
UK Will Discuss Vaccine Passports With The EU After “Digital Green Pass” Is Announced For Europe
Downing Street confirmed UK officials will speak to their EU counterparts after Brussels unveiled plans for a coronavirus vaccine passport.
The UK And EU Have Finally Agreed A Post-Brexit Trade Deal
Brexit
The UK And EU Have Finally Agreed A Post-Brexit Trade Deal
The UK and EU have struck a free trade deal after days of delays in the final stages of the negotiations.
Brexit Trade Talks Will Continue As UK And EU Agree To 'Go The Extra Mile' With Negotiations
Brexit
Brexit Trade Talks Will Continue As UK And EU Agree To 'Go The Extra Mile' With Negotiations
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to continue Brexit talks beyond the Sunday deadline despite a UK official earlier claiming the EU offer was "unacceptable".
The UK Is Still Calling The EU's Brexit Offer 'Unacceptable' As Trade Talks Stay Deadlocked
Brexit
The UK Is Still Calling The EU's Brexit Offer "Unacceptable" As Trade Talks Stay Deadlocked
A UK government source has said the current Brexit offer from the EU is "unacceptable" as efforts to strike a free trade deal with the bloc approach a mutual deadline on Sunday.
Why Last Minute Brexit Talks Are Still Going When The UK And EU Are “Very Far Apart” On A Deal
Brexit
Why Last Minute Brexit Talks Are Still Going When The UK And EU Are “Very Far Apart” On A Deal
After a dinner that was meant to unblock the Brexit talks just three weeks before the transition ends, the watchword is “gloomy” from both the UK and the EU on the chances of a deal still being struck.
EU Leaders Sound Unconvinced That A “Fair” Brexit Deal Will Be Struck Before The Clock Runs Out
Brexit
EU Leaders Sound Unconvinced That A “Fair” Brexit Deal Will Be Struck Before The Clock Runs Out
Ursula von der Leyen has cast further doubt on hopes that a UK-EU agreement will be struck as she told reporters the “fine balance of fairness” required for the deal has still not been met.
Sunday Is The New “Point Of Finality” For The Brexit Talks Says Dominic Raab
Brexit
Sunday Is The New “Point Of Finality” For The Brexit Talks Says Dominic Raab
After dinner between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen last night failed to break UK-EU deadlock, Sunday has become the new “a point of finality” in the Brexit talks.
The UK and EU Have Admitted The 'Conditions Are Not There' For A Brexit Trade Deal
Brexit
The UK and EU Have Admitted The 'Conditions Are Not There' For A Brexit Trade Deal
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have released a joint statement admitting that lack of agreement on level playing field, governance and fisheries are still standing in the way of a Brexit deal.
MPs Have Voted To Reinstate The International Law-Breaking Parts Of The Internal Market Bill
Brexit
MPs Have Voted To Reinstate The International Law-Breaking Parts Of The Internal Market Bill
MPs have voted to reinstate the controversial parts of the Internal Market Bill that were stripped out by the House of Lords.
These Are The Remaining Sticking Points Stopping The Brexit Deal Being Signed
Brexit
These Are The Remaining Sticking Points Stopping The Brexit Deal Being Signed
A Brexit deal seemed set to be signed this week but the talks now appear on the brink of collapse as two longstanding sticking points stubbornly remain unsolved.
The EU Is Taking Legal Action Against The UK Internal Market Bill
Brexit
The EU Is Taking Legal Action Against The UK Internal Market Bill
The EU is planning to take legal action against the UK government's controversial Internal Market Bill.
The UK Says It's Making 'Minor Clarifications' To The Brexit Deal, As The EU Says Any Changes Risk Peace In Northern Ireland
Brexit
The UK Says It's Making "Minor Clarifications" To The Brexit Deal, As The EU Says Any Changes Risk Peace In Northern Ireland
The UK government has claimed it is only making “minor clarifications in extremely specific areas” to the Withdrawal Agreement, after the EU accused it of trying to tear up the existing Brexit deal and in the process threaten peace in Northern Ireland.
Brexit deadlock: first face-to-face talks in months end with ‘significant divergences’
Brexit
Brexit deadlock: first face-to-face talks in months end with ‘significant divergences’
The latest round of talks on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union have ended with “significant divergences” between the two sides.
Boris Johnson tells EU leaders to ‘put a tiger in the tank’ after fresh talks to break post-Brexit deadlock
Brexit
Boris Johnson tells EU leaders to ‘put a tiger in the tank’ after fresh talks to break post-Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson has urged European leaders to “put a tiger in the tank” as both sides vowed to find “fresh momentum” in stalled talks on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the bloc.
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen hold talks in bid to break Brexit deadlock
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen hold talks in bid to break Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson will hold talks with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Monday amid faltering negotiations on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU.