Following mass arrests of opposition figures in Hong Kong earlier Wednesday, Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, urged the European Parliament to reject the investment agreement the European Commission reached with the Chinese regime last week. More than 50 pro-democracy activists, former lawmakers, and politicians were arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday…
EU Parliament Must Reject China Investment Pact Following Hong Kong Mass Arrests: Patten
January 6, 2021
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Johnson Signs Brexit Trade Deal After Approval by UK Lawmakers
December 30, 2020
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade and cooperation on Dec. 30, after it got parliamentary approval. “I want everybody to understand that the treaty that I’ve just signed is not the end, it is a new beginning, and I think the beginning of what will be a wonderful relationship…
EU Reaches Investment Pact With China Amid Human Rights Concerns
December 30, 2020
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The European Union said on Dec. 30 it had concluded a business investment agreement with China after the Communist regime made commitments to improve market access. The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, which was seven years in the making, was concluded “in principle” at a video conference attended by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, European Commission President…
Brexit Trade Deal Approved by UK House of Commons
British MPs on Wednesday voted to approve the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade and cooperation, which is set to come into effect on Jan. 1 when the UK exits the EU’s single market and customs union at the end of the Brexit transition period. The House of Commons approved the EU (Future Relationship) Bill by…
Brexit Deal ‘Historic Resolution’ of UK’s Europe Question, Boris Johnson Says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday urged Parliament to back the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade relations, saying that the deal will resolve the “vexed question” of Britain’s relations with Europe. British MPs are debating on the EU (Future Relationship) Bill ahead of the vote, which will enable the UK government to ratify the…
EU Leaders Formally Sign Post-Brexit Trade Agreement
Top European Union officials on Wednesday formally signed the EU-UK agreement on post-Brexit trade relations, which will come into effect after the Brexit transition period ends on Dec. 31. The 1,240-page agreement, reached on Christmas Eve, was signed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, president of the European Council, an…
EU Member States Approve Brexit Trade Deal
The 27 member states of the European Union have approved the agreement with the UK on post-Brexit trade relations, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday. If the British Parliament, as is expected, passes the deal on Wednesday, it will come into effect on Jan. 1, when the UK exits the EU’s single market…
EU Urges China to Free Citizen Journalist Jailed for Reporting on COVID-19
December 29, 2020
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The European Union on Tuesday called on the Chinese regime to release a citizen journalist who was jailed for reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 28, becoming the first known reporter to be sentenced by Beijing for providing first-hand information…
Brexit Deal ‘New Starting Point’ of UK-EU Relations, Boris Johnson Says
Britain’s agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trade and cooperation is a “new starting point” for the UK-EU relationship, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Johnson made the comment after speaking on the phone earlier Monday with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, an EU body that comprises the heads of…
Brexit Deal ‘New Starting Point’ of UK-EU Relations, Johnson Says
Britain’s agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trade and cooperation is a “new starting point” for the UK-EU relationship, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Johnson made the comment after speaking on the phone earlier Monday with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, an EU body that comprises the heads of…
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