The United Kingdom has signed its first trade agreement with Japan since Brexit. The British call this Friday a “historic moment”, as one of the reasons for leaving the European Union was the conclusion of our own trade agreements. Under the deal, 99 percent of UK exports will go tariff-free to Japan. The UK writes … Read more
Michel Barnier, chief negotiator on behalf of the European Union, blames the British for a lack of flexibility in the negotiation of a trade agreement. This is what Barnier says in his report of the last round of negotiations with the United Kingdom, published on Thursday. According to Barnier, the British are refusing to make … Read more
The EU is giving the United Kingdom until the end of September to remove the provision that makes it possible to overrule parts of the so-called Northern Ireland protocol from the controversial ‘Brexit law’. Maros Sefcovic, who represents the EU when it comes to the implementation of the withdrawal agreement, announced this on Thursday. Sefcovic … Read more
The British government has a bill on Wednesday presented that undermines parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. With this the British would violate international law. With the announcement, tensions between London and Brussels are further increasing at a time when the relationship has already cooled. Negotiations between both parties about a trade agreement have been … Read more
Four stabbings in the British city of Birmingham on the night from Saturday to Sunday killed a man and injured seven others, the British police announced during a press conference on Sunday. According to the police, the incidents are related. No offender has yet been arrested. Two of the injured, a man and a woman, … Read more
During a demonstration against migrants in the southern England of Dover, a confrontation between protesters and the police came on Saturday. Ten protesters were arrested. – About hundreds of protesters gathered in the English coastal city on Saturday. They sang patriotic songs wearing masks bearing the Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom. The … Read more
In the English port city of Dover, supporters and opponents of accepting refugees demonstrated. The police had separated the two groups. There are no reports of incidents. In the past few weeks, the number of migrants arriving on the English coast had risen steadily. According to unofficial reports, there were 1,500 people in August alone. … Read more
The body was found in the lake in front of Kensington Palace (left), the palace where British Crown Prince William (right) and his family live. Foto: Shutterstock, Photonews – A lifeless body was found last Saturday in the lake in front of the royal palace ‘Kensington Palace’ in London. At first, the police thought they … Read more