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EU gives Britain two-week deadline to deliver on Brexit talks

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:22:09 +0000

European Union (EU) Chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, on Friday said the negotiators gave Britain a deadline of two weeks to come to an agreement over the outstanding issues on Brexit. Barnier said the deadline was in order to be able to move on to talks on a future trade relationship in December. Barnier, who […]

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British PM fights for survival ahead Brexit talks

Freedom Reporter — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 07:02:53 +0000

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, fought for survival on Saturday after a failed election gamble undermined her authority and plunged the country into a major political crisis, days before commencement of talks on quitting the European Union (EU). May’s bet that she could strengthen her hand by crushing what she believed to be a weak […]

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EU President’s verdict: Britain must leave before mid-2019 election

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:04:26 +0000

Martin Schulz, European Union (EU) President, said on Thursday in Berlin, Germany that Britain must leave the EU before parliamentary elections in the bloc in mid-2019. He said that negotiations on the Brexit could take as longer as two years. Schulz said that as a result of this, Britain would have to trigger Article 50 […]

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IMF: Brexit throws spanner for 2016, 17 growths

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 21:19:53 +0000

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Brexit constitutes “an important downside risk” for the world economy. It said that the exit of Britain from the European Union (EU) caught global financial markets off guard, shaking up equity and currency markets. This is contained in the IMF quarterly update on Monday in Washington to its […]

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Brexit vote is irreversible, says Merkel

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:04:31 +0000

Britain’s decision to leave the EU is irreversible, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says following summit talks in Brussels with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the bloc’s other leaders. “I see no way to reverse that,” Merkel says of the referendum outcome, while adding that the issue was not discussed with Cameron. “This is […]

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With Brexit, Washington’s Direct Line to the continent suddenly frays

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 07:27:32 +0000

American officials struggling to reimagine their strategy after Britain’s decision to divorce the European Union (EU) say the most urgent challenge will be to find a way to replace their most reliable, sympathetic partner in the hallways of European capitals. It will not be easy. No nation shares Washington’s worldview quite the way Britain does, […]

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The Brexit Nightmare, by Reuben Abati

Freedom Reporter — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 21:28:36 +0000

What has the United Kingdom just done to itself, its people and the future of its youth? It is difficult to fully understand why a country in taking a decision about its future will decide on a false option that seems to negate long-term interests. And this, just because a total of 17.4 million […]

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BREXIT: Cameron, a courageous statesman, says Buhari

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:52:38 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari has empathised with British Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to resign in October. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Friday by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu. Buhari said Nigeria had enjoyed remarkable goodwill, support and understanding under the capable leadership of […]

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