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Showing posts with label Deal. Show all posts
7/8/23
Britain - US relations; The long awaited British-US trade deal has still not materialized
It was meant to be the jewel in the Brexit crown, but the United Kingdom has, so far, failed to sign a free trade agreement with the United States.
6/8/23
EU immigration deal: EU reaches a breakthrough deal on immigration
The agreement paves the way for introducing new rules to collectively manage the reception and relocation of asylum seekers. Last year, the EU received more than 962,000 asylum applications, the highest figure since 2016.
The rules were put to a vote during a meeting of home affairs ministers in Luxembourg, which had been preceded by an atmosphere of optimism that appeared to increase the odds of a positive outcome.
But the talks prove hard and laborious: ministers and their deputies spent virtually the whole day haggling over nitty-gritty details and rewriting compromise texts.
Sweden, the country that holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council, pushed its fellow member states to stay put and continue negotiations until a wide consensus was found.
Read more at https://www.euronews.com
11/2/22
Russian invasion Ukraine: Russia rejoins UN grain deal
Russia has performed an abrupt U-turn and again agreed to allow the safe shipment of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu told his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday that Moscow has agreed to return to the Turkish and UN-brokered deal.
In a statement, the ministry later confirmed that Ukraine had pledged not to use a designated Black Sea corridor to attack Russian forces.
Read more at: https;//www.euronews.com
9/1/22
USA: U.S. House committee reaches deal to get Trump financial records from accounting firm
A U.S. House committee seeking financial records from former president Donald Trump has reached an agreement that ends litigation on the matter and requires an accounting firm to turn over some of the material, the panel's leader announced Thursday.
The long-running case began in April 2019, when the House Committee on Oversight and Reform first subpoenaed a wealth of records from Trump's then-accounting firm, Mazars USA. The committee cited testimony from Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, that it said raised questions about the president's representation of his financial affairs when it came to seeking loans and paying taxes.
Read More at: U.S. House committee reaches deal to get Trump financial records from accounting firm | CBC News
7/24/22
Canada: Trudeau says he has no faith Russia will uphold deal to export Ukrainian grain
Servicemen of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic work to defuse a Ukrainian mine in the Mariupol Sea Port in April. This photo was taken during a trip organized by the Russian Ministry of Defence. Agreements signed Friday by Russia and Ukraine with the United Nations and Turkey clear the way to export Ukrainian grain through a Russian blockade of Black Sea ports. (The Associated Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not convinced that Russia will hold up its end of a deal to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports to grain exports.
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way to export millions of tonnes of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, as well as Russian grain and fertilizer — ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe.
. Read more at: Trudeau says he has no faith Russia will uphold deal to export Ukrainian grain | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not convinced that Russia will hold up its end of a deal to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports to grain exports.
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way to export millions of tonnes of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, as well as Russian grain and fertilizer — ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe.
. Read more at: Trudeau says he has no faith Russia will uphold deal to export Ukrainian grain | CBC News
7/1/22
EU Global Wrming: EU countries reach climate crisis deal after late-night talks
EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat the climate crisis in the early hours of Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil-fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from the costs of carbon dioxide emissions.
After more than 16 hours of negotiations, environment ministers from the 27 member states agreed their joint positions on five laws, part of a broader package of measures to slash planet-heating emissions this decade.
“The climate crisis and its consequences are clear, and so policy is unavoidable,” EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said, adding that he thought the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a major supplier of gas, was spurring countries to quit fossil fuels faster.
Read more at: EU countries reach climate crisis deal after late-night talks | European Union | The Guardian
After more than 16 hours of negotiations, environment ministers from the 27 member states agreed their joint positions on five laws, part of a broader package of measures to slash planet-heating emissions this decade.
“The climate crisis and its consequences are clear, and so policy is unavoidable,” EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said, adding that he thought the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a major supplier of gas, was spurring countries to quit fossil fuels faster.
Read more at: EU countries reach climate crisis deal after late-night talks | European Union | The Guardian
6/5/22
Serbia: Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin
As the war in Ukraine rages, Serbia's president announced that he has secured an "extremely favourable" natural gas deal with Russia during a telephone conversation on Sunday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has refused to explicitly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and his country has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow -- one of a handful in Europe, including Belarus and neighbouring Bosnia.
The country's national air carrier Air Serbia is also among a few on the continent that still operates flights to Russia.
Read more at: Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin | Euronews
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has refused to explicitly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and his country has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow -- one of a handful in Europe, including Belarus and neighbouring Bosnia.
The country's national air carrier Air Serbia is also among a few on the continent that still operates flights to Russia.
Read more at: Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin | Euronews
12/11/21
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte Set to Clinch Coalition Deal - by Diederik Baazil-
Prime Minister Mark Rutte is closing in on a coalition deal after the longest negotiations in Dutch history, according to people familiar with the discussions.The outline for a fourth Rutte government is expected early next week, the people said,
March’s general election consolidated Rutte’s VVD as the Netherlands’ biggest party but a fragmented parliament complicated the coalition math. Negotiations have dragged on ever since, amid a coronavirus crisis that hit the country hard.
The government will likely be sworn in this January.
Traditionally, the second-largest party takes the finance ministry, meaning that Christian Democrat Wopke Hoekstra won’t keep his job as finance minister.
Read more at: Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte Set to Clinch Coalition Deal - Bloomberg
The government will likely be sworn in this January.
Traditionally, the second-largest party takes the finance ministry, meaning that Christian Democrat Wopke Hoekstra won’t keep his job as finance minister.
Read more at: Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte Set to Clinch Coalition Deal - Bloomberg
8/22/21
Afghanistan: Trump’s Deal With the Taliban: Why Is Biden Being Blamed?
There are people who are of the opinion that Biden has mishandled the situation in Afghanistan, and that his choice to withdraw the troops is a betrayal of both our allies and our troop’s sacrifices over the last twenty years. What is receiving far less press is the fact that Biden’s decision was based on a deal that Trump cut with the Taliban.
Read more at: Trump’s Deal With the Taliban: Why Is Biden Being Blamed? | Muslim Girl
Read more at: Trump’s Deal With the Taliban: Why Is Biden Being Blamed? | Muslim Girl
1/3/21
China-EU trade relations: China-EU investment agreement to inject new life into global economic recovery
China and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday announced they have completed investment agreement negotiations as scheduled.
The long-awaited result, which came after 35 rounds of negotiations in the course of seven years, is a milestone in EU-China relations and is expected to inject new vitality into the pandemic-battered global economy, European experts, officials and business leaders have said.
Read more at: Xinhua Headlines: China-EU investment agreement to inject new life into global economic recovery - China.org.cn
The long-awaited result, which came after 35 rounds of negotiations in the course of seven years, is a milestone in EU-China relations and is expected to inject new vitality into the pandemic-battered global economy, European experts, officials and business leaders have said.
Read more at: Xinhua Headlines: China-EU investment agreement to inject new life into global economic recovery - China.org.cn
12/25/20
EU-Britain Relations: Brexit: EU, UK finally clinch ′historic′ trade deal
The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed to a post-Brexit free trade deal, sealing the UK's exit from the bloc, the UK government and EU announced on Thursday.
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said at a press conference on Thursday that: "It was a long and winding road, but we have a good deal to show for it."
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted an image of himself in front of a British flag with his thumbs up. The picture was accompanied by the text: "The deal is done."
Read more at: Brexit: EU, UK finally clinch ′historic′ trade deal | News | DW | 24.12.2020
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said at a press conference on Thursday that: "It was a long and winding road, but we have a good deal to show for it."
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted an image of himself in front of a British flag with his thumbs up. The picture was accompanied by the text: "The deal is done."
Read more at: Brexit: EU, UK finally clinch ′historic′ trade deal | News | DW | 24.12.2020
11/29/20
EU: France - Britain relations: New UK-France agreement to tackle migrant crossings after thousands make journey this year - by David Mercer
The UK and France have reached a new agreement to tackle migrants crossing the Channel with more officers patrolling beaches and "cutting edge" surveillance technology deployed, the Home Office has said.
Read more at: New UK-France agreement to tackle migrant crossings after thousands make journey this year | UK News | Sky News
Read more at: New UK-France agreement to tackle migrant crossings after thousands make journey this year | UK News | Sky News
9/18/20
‘Britain: Trumpite’ Boris Johnson wants EU to fail, former British diplomat says - by Denis Staunton
‘Britain’s former ambassador to the European Union Ivan Rogers has predicted that Britain will leave the post-Brexit transition at the end of this year with no deal, describing Boris Johnson as a Trumpite politician who wants the EU to fail.
“Johnson
and his team persuaded themselves that the EU would be so panicked that
they would give in eventually. And it didn’t happen. Boris didn’t, I
believe, start off as a true no dealer, but he seems now formally in the
camp with Dominic Cummings: ‘to hell with it, we should walk away’,” Sir Ivan told The Irish Times.
“He
is quite Trumpite in method; he was always fascinated by Trump and his
strategy to take the other side by surprise and destabilise it.”
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Trumpite’ Boris Johnson wants EU to fail, former British diplomat says
7/21/20
EU rescue deal: ‘The most important moment in the life of our Europe,’ says Macron
An historic rescue plan for economies left shattered by the coronavirus
epidemic was hailed by French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday as
“the most important moment in the life of our Europe since the creation
of the euro”.
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EU rescue deal: ‘The most important moment in the life of our Europe,’ says Macron
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EU summit: Leaders reach landmark €1.82 trillion COVID-19 recovery deal and budget
Speaking to reporters, European Council president Charles Michel called it a "good deal", stating that "Europe is solid".
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, underlined important concessions made in the search for a compromise, saying she regretted the cuts to "modern policies" in research and innovation.
French president Emmanuel Macron called it an "historic day for Europe".
The recovery plan includes €390 billion worth of grants and €360 billion worth of loans due to a compromise with the so-called frugal four, now five, countries — Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Denmark.
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EU summit: Leaders reach landmark €1.82 trillion COVID-19 recovery deal and budget | Euronews
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, underlined important concessions made in the search for a compromise, saying she regretted the cuts to "modern policies" in research and innovation.
French president Emmanuel Macron called it an "historic day for Europe".
The recovery plan includes €390 billion worth of grants and €360 billion worth of loans due to a compromise with the so-called frugal four, now five, countries — Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Denmark.
Read more at :
EU summit: Leaders reach landmark €1.82 trillion COVID-19 recovery deal and budget | Euronews
12/16/19
10/23/19
Russia - Turkey agreement on Syria: a Win For Putin, Turkey, Russia Reach Deal On Syrian Patrols
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to jointly patrol an area in northern Syria previously controlled by Kurdish forces with U.S. support.
Read more at: A Win For Putin, Turkey, Russia Reach Deal On Syrian Patrols : NPR
Read more at: A Win For Putin, Turkey, Russia Reach Deal On Syrian Patrols : NPR
10/17/19
EU-Britain: Brexit Deal in Brussels, but British Parliament has the last say, and that is not sure at all
Britain and the European Union on Thursday agreed on the draft text of a Brexit deal, setting up a fateful showdown in the British Parliament on Saturday, where it was not clear that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could marshal the votes to nail down his plan after three anguished and politically damaging years of debate.
But Mr. Johnson may already be thinking beyond whether Parliament approves his plan. Even if he loses, analysts say, he may call for a general election, hoping voters will rally behind him and deliver him a strong majority.
EU-Digest
But Mr. Johnson may already be thinking beyond whether Parliament approves his plan. Even if he loses, analysts say, he may call for a general election, hoping voters will rally behind him and deliver him a strong majority.
EU-Digest
10/13/19
Britain - Brexit: talks fail to yield breakthrough with timely deal feared ‘impossible’
Brexit talks fail to yield breakthrough with timely deal feared ‘impossible’
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10/7/19
Britain - Brexit: Macron says EU decission on Brexit deal will be at the end of this week.
Macron: EU Brexit deal decision 'at end of week'
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