Category: European Union

EU Trade Deal Brings Little Progress for UK’s Giant Financial Sector

LONDON—The European Union cannot decide yet on granting Britain access to the bloc’s financial market, even though London and Brussels have agreed a trade deal, a European Commission official said on Thursday. While the landmark trade deal agreed on Thursday set rules for industries such as fishing and agriculture, it did not cover Britain’s much…


EU and UK Will Continue to ‘Stand Shoulder to Shoulder’, EU Chief Says

The European Union and the UK will still “stand shoulder to shoulder” on global issues despite Brexit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday after the two sides reached agreement on future trade relations. The UK and the EU clinched a deal early on Thursday, just seven days before the Brexit transition…


EU Urges Member States to Discourage Non-Essential Travel to UK

The European Commission has recommended all EU member states discourage non-essential travel between the UK and the 27-country bloc, in order to stem the spread of a new CCP virus variant detected in Britain. The commission, the European Union’s executive body, adopted the recommendation on Tuesday, after countries across Europe and beyond suspended travel from…


EU Urges Member States to Lift UK Travel Bans

The European Commission has recommended all EU member states to lift their bans on travellers from the UK, after countries across Europe and beyond suspended travel from Britain over concerns about a mutant strain of the CCP virus. The commission, the European Union’s executive body, adopted the recommendation on Tuesday, saying “any prohibition of transport services,…


More EU Nations Ban Travel From UK, Fearing COVID-19 Variant

BERLIN—A growing list of European Union nations moved to ban flights from the UK on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England from spreading to the continent. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, and Bulgaria all announced restrictions on…


Brexit Trade Talks at ‘Crucial Moment,’ EU Negotiator Says

British and EU officials are still working hard at this “crucial moment” in Brexit trade talks, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Dec. 20, with only days left before the Brexit transition period is set to end on Dec. 31. Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost have been struggling to break the deadlock,…


EU Negotiator Says Brexit Trade Talks in ‘Crucial Moment’

British and EU negotiators are still working hard at this “crucial moment” for the Brexit trade talks, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Sunday afternoon, with only days left before the Brexit transition period is set to end on Dec. 31. Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost have been struggling to break the…


Several EU Nations Halt UK Flights, Fearing COVID-19 Variant

BERLIN—Several European Union nations on Sunday banned flights from the UK and Germany was considering limiting such flights to make sure that a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England does not establish a strong foothold on the continent. The Netherlands banned flights from the UK for at least the rest of the year…