European leaders have unanimously endorsed the Brexit deal, formally sending it to the British Parliament for ratification.
The European Council president’s office announced in a tweet that the leaders had endorsed a statement on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
After speaking with EU leaders at a summit in Brussels, Sassoli said “we’re ready to do our duty, which is to examine the text and adopt the necessary procedures so that the time limits are respected.” Joachim Lang says Thursday that “German businesses are relieved that the negotiators have finally reached an agreement.”
In comments a half-hour after he stood alongside British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Juncker said he was “ruling out” any new delay in Brexit. Johnson’s new plan is facing substantial opposition. He will be required to seek a Brexit delay if no deal is passed and legislators vote against a “no-deal” break with the EU.The next president of the European Union’s executive arm says the Brexit agreement between the EU and the British government bodes well for their future relationship.
Tusk says it’s up to Johnson now to sell the deal to the British Parliament which is due to vote on it on Saturday.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says U.K. lawmakers should “get this excellent deal over the line” by voting for the proposed Brexit divorce deal in Parliament on Saturday. The president of the EU parliament is expected to signal later Thursday whether there is enough time for the assembly to give its green-light before the Brexit deadline of Oct. 31.
The DUP has 10 votes in the 650-seat chamber and has the potential to unlock votes from hard-line Brexiteers in the Conservative Party.Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has welcomed the new Brexit deal negotiated by Britain and the European Union. The DUP says that under plans to maintain an open Irish border, Northern Ireland will be “bound into arrangements that the rest of the United Kingdom will not” on customs and taxation — something the pro-British Unionist party can’t accept.
However, he cautioned that the deal still needs to be discussed by EU leaders at their summit later as well as the European Parliament.The leader of the Scottish National Party says her party will not vote for the new Brexit deal agreed between the U.K. government and the European Union. He said he would prefer an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline to be followed by a national election rather than a parliamentary vote in favor of the new terms.12:45 p.m.
Johnson says Britain has reached a “great” new deal, but the government is expected to struggle to get it approved by Parliament.EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the EU he is confident he can get a deal through the House of Commons. He says the “sell out deal won’t bring the country together and should be rejected. The best way to get Brexit sorted is to give the people the final say in a public vote.”
“I believe it is high time to complete the withdrawal process and move on as swiftly as possible to the negotiation on the European Union’s future partnership with the United Kingdom,” he said in a letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk Thursday. The currency, which has been volatile over the past week on conflicting reports of progress, jumped to $1.2934 from $1.2805 earlier in the morning.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that the two sides had struck a “great new deal” and urged U.K. lawmakers to ratify it in a special session on Saturday. The international operations of online gambling companies, whose operations account for around 25% of Gibraltar’s economy, need access to the EU market.Results are expected early Friday.European Union nations are still waiting for a text of any tentative agreement between the EU and the Britain only hours before the start of a key EU summit.
She says European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has just spoken to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as both sides strive to finalize a new divorce deal within hours. He says Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his team will keep negotiating “with all parties, including with the DUP.”
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