European Union

Brexit, homelessness dominate in Irish election

2:47 pm February 6, 2020

Dublin: Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit, but facing pressure over housing and healthcare. A late surge in support for the republican Sinn Fein party, once the voice of the IRA paramilitary group, also threatens to shake up the political landscape. Varadkar’s Fine […]

UK and EU clash over trade with 11 months to make a deal

1:56 pm February 4, 2020

London: Britain and the European Union set out clashing opening gambits on striking a post-Brexit trade deal, making it clear that each side is willing to walk away without an agreement rather than compromise on key issues. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent a bravado-filled salvo toward Brussels on Monday, three days after Britain left […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Brexit is gone; receding behind us: says UK PM Johnson in 1st major post-Brexit speech

10:41 pm February 3, 2020

London: The word Brexit is “over” and is receding behind us into history, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday in his first major speech since the UK formally left the European Union after 47 years of membership following the vote in favour of the divorce deal in June 2016. The UK formally left […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

Brexit done: UK leaves EU as Boris Johnson hails new dawn

7:46 pm February 1, 2020

London: The UK’s divorce from the European Union (EU) came into force on Friday night as it became the first country to exit the economic bloc after 47 years of membership following the vote in favour of Brexit in June 2016. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the historic moment as the dawn of a […]

Uttarakhand flood:French President Macron expresses solidarity with India

France’s Macron sets sights on mending ties with Poland

3:19 pm February 1, 2020

Warsaw: French President Emmanuel Macron will pay his first visit to Poland on Monday in a bid to mend ties strained over Warsaw’s controversial judicial reforms and its position on EU climate goals. Controversial judicial reforms have put Poland’s right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) government on a collision course with Brussels over rule of […]