Tag: European Union
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UK to start Brexit negotiation process on March 29
Putting an end to all rumours and speculations, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesperson on Monday said the proceedings to start the Brexit process will officially begin on March 29. Britain’s envoy to the European Union, Tim Barrow notified the office of European Council President Donald Tusk of the plan early morning, spokesperson James Slack said....
March 20, 2017 -
UK Parliament passes Brexit bill
Britain's Parliament has passed the 'Brexit bill' paving the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger negotiations for the UK's exit from the European Union. The House of Commons yesterday rejected amendments by the House of Lords, calling on the government to protect the status of EU nationals within three months of the start of Brexit...
March 14, 2017 -
The Brexit ruling
The European Union can trace its origin to the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris and signed by six states. Then in 1957 the Treaty of Rome creating the European Economic Community (EEC) was signed. In 1973, United Kingdom became a member of the EEC. The act...
March 8, 2017 -
Rampaging nationalism
Barack Obama’s prediction of a “meaner, harsher, more troubled world” because of the rise of white supremacists is coming true. Both in the US and in Britain, there has been an uncommon spurt in recent months of hate crimes against immigrants following Donald Trump’s election as the US President and in post-Brexit Britain. According to...
March 6, 2017 -
Brexit could help India-EU free trade agreement
Britain's exit from the European Union is likely to positively impact the economic bloc's long-drawn negotiations over a free trade agreement with India, according to a leaked document drawn up by the members of the EU parliament. The document drawn up by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the EU's influential trade committee points...
February 23, 2017 -
EU open to accommodate more Indian skilled professionals
The European Union on Wednesday said it is ready to accommodate more Indian IT professionals and denounced any form of protectionism in global trade, amid anxiety in India over the Trump administration's possible clampdown on H1B visa. Pushing for deeper trade ties with India, a delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also expressed...
February 22, 2017 -
EU open to accommodate more Indian skilled professionals
The European Union on Wednesday said it is ready to accommodate more Indian IT professionals and denounced any form of protectionism in global trade, amid anxiety in India over the Trump administration's possible clampdown on H1B visa. Pushing for deeper trade ties with India, a delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also expressed...
February 22, 2017 -
EU open to accommodate more Indian skilled professionals
The European Union on Wednesday said it is ready to accommodate more Indian IT professionals and denounced any form of protectionism in global trade, amid anxiety in India over the Trump administration's possible clampdown on H1B visa. Pushing for deeper trade ties with India, a delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also expressed...
February 22, 2017 -
IMF calls for ‘more progress’ on Greece bailout plan
The International Monetary Fund called on Tuesday for European countries to push ahead to reach a compromise on bailout reforms needed to unlock aid to Greece. The IMF welcomed the Brussels meeting Monday where eurozone ministers said they had made some progress in the months-old dispute, with Greece agreeing to new bailout reforms. But the IMF, which...
February 21, 2017 -
IMF calls for ‘more progress’ on Greece bailout plan
The International Monetary Fund called on Tuesday for European countries to push ahead to reach a compromise on bailout reforms needed to unlock aid to Greece. The IMF welcomed the Brussels meeting Monday where eurozone ministers said they had made some progress in the months-old dispute, with Greece agreeing to new bailout reforms. But the IMF, which...
February 21, 2017 -
EU asks India to extend trade pact by 6 months
The European Union on Monday pressed India to extend by six months its bilateral investment pacts with several EU-member countries which are expiring soon, saying absence of the treaties could adversely impact trade ties and FTA talks. A high-level European Parliament delegation, here to gauge India's views about the Trump administration and discuss various key...
February 20, 2017 -
EU citizens in UK could face legal limbo
The European Union (EU) fears millions of its nationals living in the UK will be left stranded in a legal no-mans land after the country leaves the bloc because of the weaknesses of the British immigration system, according to a leaked document. Members of the European Parliament (MEP) and senior European diplomats fear that chaos...
February 19, 2017 -
Nepal urges EU to lift air traffic ban
Nepal has urged the European Union to lift an air traffic ban imposed, stating that the Himalayan country has made significant progress on aviation safety, the foreign affairs ministry said here on Thursday. Foreign Affairs Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat made the request to European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker during their recent meeting in Brussels,...
February 16, 2017 -
Nepal urges EU to lift air traffic ban
Nepal has urged the European Union to lift an air traffic ban imposed, stating that the Himalayan country has made significant progress on aviation safety, the foreign affairs ministry said here on Thursday. Foreign Affairs Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat made the request to European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker during their recent meeting in Brussels,...
February 16, 2017 -
Post-Brexit Scots want own immigration policy
The Scottish parliament has called in a report to be given the control of its own separate immigration policy after Britain leaves the European Union, a media report said on Tuesday. A unanimous cross-party report, published on Monday on EU migration and EU citizens'rights, said that 181,000 EU nationals living in Scotland are experiencing "imposed...
February 7, 2017 -
May asks EU leaders to be ‘patient’ with Trump
British Prime Minister Theresa May urged her European Union counterparts to be patient with US President Donald Trump as the continents leaders voiced their concerns about the the newly elected leader, media reports said. The Prime Minister defended her decision to seek a close relationship with the Trump administration, stressing that she had secured his...
February 4, 2017 -
Anti-Brexit campaigners to stage biggest protest march
Anti-Brexit campaigners are hoping to organise the biggest protest march in modern British history, drawing fresh inspiration from the success of anti-Trump rallies around the world, the media reported on Saturday. "Unite for Europe", an umbrella group of 'Remain' campaigners, plans to march outside parliament on March 25 – the last weekend before Prime Minister...
January 28, 2017