Johnson Faces ‘Biggest Brexit Crisis’ Yet after Election
Boris Johnson is deceiving voters by claiming he will “get Brexit done” quickly and hiding the “biggest crisis” yet to come, a former ambassador to the EU is warning.
Boris Jonson More Convergent With Trump
Regarding the significant share and role of Britain’s banking system and its financial influence on the international and Europe’s economy, any one of these scenarios can have either positive or negative consequences for Britain, EU and, to some extent, the world.
EU agrees to London’s request for Brexit deadline extension
The European Union agreed on Friday to London’s request for a Brexit deadline extension but set no new departure date, giving Britain’s divided parliament time to decide on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for a snap election. “There was full agreement on the need for Brexit deadline extension,” an EU official said after ambassadors to […]
Johnson’s Election Bid in Doubt amid No-Deal Brexit Threat
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid for a snap election on Dec. 12 was up in the air after his opponents said they want to rule out a no-deal Brexit first.
Brexit is a ‘Waste of Time, Energy’, EU’s Junker says
TEHRAN (Iran News) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a “waste of time and energy”, and it has irked him that he could not have spent more of his five-year mandate on making the bloc serve its citizens better. Juncker told the European Union assembly in Strasbourg that […]
UK lawmakers vote to delay final Brexit decision again
TEHRAN (Iran News) – In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, UK lawmakers voted Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his final Brexit decision with the European Union, throwing a wrench into government plans to leave the bloc at the end of this month. At a special session of […]
UK Brexit Delay Goal is Weakening EU Positions; Russia
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Commenting on the UK parliament’s adoption of an amendment allowing to delay Brexit, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the delays in the process can be explained by London’s desire to weaken the positions of its European partners. She said that London’s inability to put into practice its people’s desire […]
Brexit Deal Helps Keep Euro Close to Seven-Week High
The euro was hovering on Friday around the seven-week high it reached against the US dollar on Thursday as hopes that a Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union could prevent an economic recession in the euro zone.
Merkel: More efforts Needed on Customs for Brexit
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Solutions still need to be found for customs arrangements in Northern Ireland to clinch a Brexit deal and European Union leaders could yet meet again if they do not reach an agreement at this week’s summit, Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Thursday. The German chancellor said the British government had shown […]
Unregistered EU citizens may be deported after Brexit
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The UK Government has reneged on a promise to EU citizens, as a minister threatens EU citizens with deportation if they do not apply for settled status after Brexit. The UK Security Minister, Brandon Lewis, announced that EU citizens who do not apply for settled status by the end of 2020 […]