“We are not in favor of allowing Afghans to leave,” Mujahid said at a press conference. He said Americans “have the opportunity” and “all the resources” to “take all the people that belong to them, but we are not going to allow Afghans to leave and we will not extend the deadline.”
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8/24/21
12/12/20
Brexit negotiations: EU leaders close ranks as no-deal talk mounts - by Katya Adler
Normally after big summits like the one we've just had in Brussels, leaders make media statements about their most pressing discussions.
Europe's leaders are keen to clarify they won't personally intervene in the current impasse in trade talks. There'll be no last-minute handshake or "a-ha" moment in Paris, Warsaw or Berlin.
Read more at: Brexit: EU leaders close ranks as no-deal talk mounts - BBC News
Europe's leaders are keen to clarify they won't personally intervene in the current impasse in trade talks. There'll be no last-minute handshake or "a-ha" moment in Paris, Warsaw or Berlin.
Read more at: Brexit: EU leaders close ranks as no-deal talk mounts - BBC News
12/5/20
Britain-EU divorce agreement Significant Differences: Brexit: ′Feasible′ solution to deadlock eludes EU and UK after call
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held last-ditch Brexit talks on Saturday, as pressure intensifies to finalize trade negotiations before the end of the transition period on December 31.
Read more at: Brexit: ′Feasible′ solution to deadlock eludes EU and UK after call | News | DW | 05.12.2020
Read more at: Brexit: ′Feasible′ solution to deadlock eludes EU and UK after call | News | DW | 05.12.2020
10/16/20
Brexit negotiations: EU tells UK to move if it wants post-Brexit deal - by Eszter Zalan
EU leaders on Thursday (15 October) called on London to make the "the
necessary moves" in negotiations on the EU-UK future relationships, in
order to have a deal ready for January next year.
The EU-27 also called on the EU Commission to draw up contingency measures in case there is no deal.
The heads of government talked Brexit for over two hours at their Brussels summit, and without phones in the room, as the negotiations now enter two critical weeks.
The EU wants to UK to move on the following issues: fair competition and state aid, fisheries, and governance of the future agreement.
"We are united and determined to reach on agreement, but not at any cost," European Council president Charles Michel told reporters online in a break of the EU summit, which is also dealing with climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.
"I will continue intensive discussion in the coming weeks," EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said, who gave the press conference along with Michel after commission president Urusla von der Leyen had to abruptly leave the summit to go into precautionary self-isolation after one of her staff tested positive for coronavirus.
Barnier said that he will discuss with his British counterpart, David Frost, a schedule for talks, adding he will be in London ready to continue talks throughout next week, and offered to continue in Brussels the week after.
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EU tells UK to move if it wants post-Brexit deal
The EU-27 also called on the EU Commission to draw up contingency measures in case there is no deal.
The heads of government talked Brexit for over two hours at their Brussels summit, and without phones in the room, as the negotiations now enter two critical weeks.
The EU wants to UK to move on the following issues: fair competition and state aid, fisheries, and governance of the future agreement.
"We are united and determined to reach on agreement, but not at any cost," European Council president Charles Michel told reporters online in a break of the EU summit, which is also dealing with climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.
"I will continue intensive discussion in the coming weeks," EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said, who gave the press conference along with Michel after commission president Urusla von der Leyen had to abruptly leave the summit to go into precautionary self-isolation after one of her staff tested positive for coronavirus.
Barnier said that he will discuss with his British counterpart, David Frost, a schedule for talks, adding he will be in London ready to continue talks throughout next week, and offered to continue in Brussels the week after.
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EU tells UK to move if it wants post-Brexit deal
2/20/20
USA: Airports warn of chaos with looming Real ID license deadline
The nation's airports are warning of chaos for passengers if the White House doesn't postpone the looming Real ID deadline.
The law requires airline passengers to present a Real ID-compliant driver's license or ID card at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in airports as of Oct. 1. Those licenses require more proof of identification than regular licenses and are generally marked with a star on the top.
But while states have already issued 95 million Real IDs, that represents just 34 percent of the total, leaving two-thirds of the country with about seven months to get them if they hope to use a license to board a plane.
Without a Real ID, airline passengers will be required to present a passport, military ID or Global Entry card to pass through security, even for domestic flights.
Note EU-Digest: this alarm and warning for chaos is totally overdrawn. Whoever travels by plane and carries no proper ID must be completely out of his or her mind, given the fact that a valid ID is usually required at check-in to get your ticket, and also given the fact that most travelers on planes are aware they need to have the proper ID because of security reasons. Everywhere else in the world you have to show not only your ticket, but also a valid ID before boarding a plane.
Read more at: Airports warn of chaos with looming Real ID license deadline
The law requires airline passengers to present a Real ID-compliant driver's license or ID card at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in airports as of Oct. 1. Those licenses require more proof of identification than regular licenses and are generally marked with a star on the top.
But while states have already issued 95 million Real IDs, that represents just 34 percent of the total, leaving two-thirds of the country with about seven months to get them if they hope to use a license to board a plane.
Without a Real ID, airline passengers will be required to present a passport, military ID or Global Entry card to pass through security, even for domestic flights.
Note EU-Digest: this alarm and warning for chaos is totally overdrawn. Whoever travels by plane and carries no proper ID must be completely out of his or her mind, given the fact that a valid ID is usually required at check-in to get your ticket, and also given the fact that most travelers on planes are aware they need to have the proper ID because of security reasons. Everywhere else in the world you have to show not only your ticket, but also a valid ID before boarding a plane.
Read more at: Airports warn of chaos with looming Real ID license deadline
10/31/19
Britain: Activists mock Boris Johnson as old Brexit deadline expires and as Johnsen said: " I would rather die in a ditch"
The UK was due to leave the EU on October 31 with "no
ifs or buts," according to Boris Johnson. With the deadline expiring,
anti-Brexit activists mocked the leader for failing to deliver on his
strongly-worded pledges.
"I
will not negotiate a delay with the EU and neither does the law compel
me to do so," Johnson said in Parliament less than two weeks ago.
Last week, however, Johnson was forced to break his central promise and ask Brussels for another delay after lawmakers rejected his bid to fast track the latest divorce deal. Johnson was forced by law to seek an extension after parliament made it legally binding for him to so so if no deal were agreed by October 19.
EU-Digest
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rose to power by repeatedly pledging to "get Brexit done" by October 31 "do or die, come what may" and last month famously said he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask for a Brexit extension.
Last week, however, Johnson was forced to break his central promise and ask Brussels for another delay after lawmakers rejected his bid to fast track the latest divorce deal. Johnson was forced by law to seek an extension after parliament made it legally binding for him to so so if no deal were agreed by October 19.
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10/15/19
Britain - Brexit: EU's Barnier sees three Brexit scenarios as deadline looms
The European Union's Brexit negotiator told the 27 EU states staying on together that he saw three possible scenarios ahead:
1) A deal with Britain later on Tuesday
2) Another delay to Britain's departure
3) A "breakdown" of talks
This is according to EU diplomats..
7/9/15
Iran Nuclear Deal: As deadline looms, Kerry says U.S. in no rush to get Iran deal - by Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi
The
United States and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a
nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on
Thursday, suggesting an accord was unlikely hours ahead of a deadline
set by the U.S. Congress for a quick review.
"We're here because we believe we are making real progress," Kerry told reporters in the Austrian capital. "We will not rush and we will not be rushed."
However, Kerry said Washington's patience was not unlimited. "We can’t wait forever," he said. "If the tough decisions don’t get made, we are absolutely prepared to call an end to this."
He did not say how much longer the talks could continue. Shortly after Kerry spoke, the White House said the talks would not likely drag on for "many more weeks."
Over the past two weeks, Iran, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China have twice extended deadlines for completing a long-term deal under which Tehran would curb nuclear activities for more than a decade in exchange for sanctions relief.
Kerry's announcement echoed earlier remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who said Iran and major powers would not be hurried.
"We're working hard, but not rushed to get the job done," he said on his Twitter account. Speaking later, Zarif said "We will stay here as long as it is necessary."
France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the parties would continue negotiating overnight to try to resolve the "difficult issues" that remained in nuclear talks. He added that "things are ... going in the right direction."
Read more: As deadline looms, Kerry says U.S. in no rush to get Iran deal | Reuters
"We're here because we believe we are making real progress," Kerry told reporters in the Austrian capital. "We will not rush and we will not be rushed."
However, Kerry said Washington's patience was not unlimited. "We can’t wait forever," he said. "If the tough decisions don’t get made, we are absolutely prepared to call an end to this."
He did not say how much longer the talks could continue. Shortly after Kerry spoke, the White House said the talks would not likely drag on for "many more weeks."
Over the past two weeks, Iran, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China have twice extended deadlines for completing a long-term deal under which Tehran would curb nuclear activities for more than a decade in exchange for sanctions relief.
Kerry's announcement echoed earlier remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who said Iran and major powers would not be hurried.
"We're working hard, but not rushed to get the job done," he said on his Twitter account. Speaking later, Zarif said "We will stay here as long as it is necessary."
France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the parties would continue negotiating overnight to try to resolve the "difficult issues" that remained in nuclear talks. He added that "things are ... going in the right direction."
Read more: As deadline looms, Kerry says U.S. in no rush to get Iran deal | Reuters
7/1/15
Greece debt crisis: IMF payment missed as bailout expires
Greece has missed the deadline for a
€1.5bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours
after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout.
But the ministers say they will discuss a last-minute request from Greece for a new two-year bailout on Wednesday.
Greece is the first European Union country to fail to repay a loan to the IMF and is now formally in arrears.
There are fears that this could put Greece at risk of leaving the euro.
The IMF confirmed that Greece had failed to make the payment, shortly after 22:00 GMT on Tuesday.
"We have informed our Executive Board that Greece is now in arrears and can only receive IMF financing once the arrears are cleared," said IMF spokesman Gerry Rice.
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6/25/15
Greece: Weekend deadline for Greece after negotiations draw blank - by Ian Traynor, Jennifer Rankin, Helena Smith
Greece’s creditors have set the country a weekend deadline to avoid
default and stay in the eurozone, after more than 24 hours of non-stop
Brussels negotiations at the highest level resulted in stalemate.
After talks between Athens and its creditors failed to reach an agreement on Thursday, a further meeting of eurozone finance ministers will be held on Saturday in a bid to achieve a breakthrough. With the German chancellor Angela Merkel insisting that a deal must be reached before markets open on Monday morning, Greece is now running out of time to secure an accord and make a €1.6bn payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday.
Following a 24-hour period that involved three rounds of talks between Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Greece’s creditors, as well as two sessions of eurozone finance ministers, officials described the situation as entrenched and immobilised.
“They can talk and talk, but the gap does not narrow,” said an EU official. “Both sides are in their trenches.” Arriving at an EU leaders’ summit on Thursday evening that threatened to be overshadowed by the Greek crisis, Merkel said Greece had “gone backwards” on some issues.
Read more: Weekend deadline for Greece after negotiations draw blank | Business | The Guardian
After talks between Athens and its creditors failed to reach an agreement on Thursday, a further meeting of eurozone finance ministers will be held on Saturday in a bid to achieve a breakthrough. With the German chancellor Angela Merkel insisting that a deal must be reached before markets open on Monday morning, Greece is now running out of time to secure an accord and make a €1.6bn payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday.
Following a 24-hour period that involved three rounds of talks between Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Greece’s creditors, as well as two sessions of eurozone finance ministers, officials described the situation as entrenched and immobilised.
“They can talk and talk, but the gap does not narrow,” said an EU official. “Both sides are in their trenches.” Arriving at an EU leaders’ summit on Thursday evening that threatened to be overshadowed by the Greek crisis, Merkel said Greece had “gone backwards” on some issues.
Read more: Weekend deadline for Greece after negotiations draw blank | Business | The Guardian
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