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- 'Thank you, goodbye & good riddance!' EU delivers comical parting shot to UK, as final message gets lost in translation – media
The European Union's final message to their UK counterparts ahead of Brexit was apparently a hilarious mix-up during a meeting between Brussels and London diplomats. - Journalists walk out of Brexit briefing after BoJo tries to make it invite-onlyNo.10 Downing Street’s efforts to bar certain reporters from a “selective briefing” on PM Boris Johnson’s plans for a post-Brexit free trade agreement with the EU triggered a walkout, with all correspondents leaving in solidarity.
- ‘Shame!’ French govt in damage control mode after plan to grant parents 12 days leave over death of child rejected by MPsThe Elysee is trying to avert yet another scandal after President Macron’s party-dominated parliament rejected a plan to extend work leave for parents who had experienced the death of a child, prompting cries of “Shame!” online.
- Merkel ‘prepared for Lisbon Treaty changes,’ says Brexit requires EU to be more competitiveGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would be prepared to back changes to the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty, the bloc’s legal cornerstone, if need be. She added that the EU’s states must become more competitive now...
- Irish PM calls on UK government to 'tone down the nationalistic rhetoric' ahead of Brexit trade talksWith Brexit trade talks looming, Irish leader Leo Varadkar has called on Boris Johnson's UK government to dial back its "nationalist rhetoric," and urged it to avoid laying down "rigid red lines" that imperil an agreement.
- French fishermen temporarily barred from waters off Normandy coast as Brexit takes holdFrench fishermen were among the first to feel the direct effects of Britain's exit from the European Union, after discovering that they are temporarily barred from waters that were governed by a now-defunct treaty.
- Merkel’s coalition shoots down opposition bid to halt Germany’s ‘killer robots’ developmentMembers of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition have blocked legislation aimed at preventing Germany from creating fully autonomous weapons systems, after opposition lawmakers pushed for a moratorium.
- ‘This could be a disaster’: Ken Livingstone downbeat on ‘pretty grim’ prospect of Johnson’s EU trade talksFormer Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has said he believes there’s a “very real chance” of the UK crashing out of the EU without any trade deal in place as Boris Johnson has just 11 months to lock down an agreement.
- Leave or Remain: Who won the Brexit break-up? Here’s a look at the UK’s tortured relationship with the EU in numbersWith Britain finally saying goodbye to the European Union after an agonizingly long and complicated Brexit negotiation saga, it’s a good time to cast an eye back over the history of this doomed relationship.
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