Before a meeting between UK and EU officials on Northern Ireland’s trade issues, the new Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin has said that certain EU members “need to cool things down” and “cut down on rhetoric” on relations with the United Kingdom, as reported by Reuters. Key Comments: “There are elements that the British […]
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Cellnex buys Hivory in France for 5.2 billion and increases capital by 7 billion
The Spanish company Cellnex buys the French company Hivory, with a portfolio of 10,500 telecommunications sites in France. The agreement contemplates an initial investment of around 5,200 million euros, as Cellnex has made known to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). In addition, the company has agreed on an investment program for the deployment of […]
Germany closes its borders this Saturday to citizens from countries with variants of coronavirus
The nationals and citizens of those countries residing in Germany, passengers in transit and transporting goods, escape this restriction. Germany will ban from this Saturday the entry into the territory of citizens from countries with high rates of infection by variants of coronavirus, according to the Interior Ministry. The countries affected by the measure are […]
The world closes borders in the face of the pandemic as protests over curfews increase
Several countries on Monday reinforced restrictions on their borders in the face of the incessant threat of the coronavirus, amid new protests against curfews, which in the Netherlands caused riots. The United States joined France, Israel and Sweden in limiting certain arrivals, responding to concerns about new strains of the virus originating in the […]
Coveney says Brexit is responsible for Northern Ireland’s food supply problems
Brexit has caused food problems in Northern Ireland due to UK-Ireland merchandise controlsIrish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said in an interview with ITV on Thursday. Key Comments: “The supermarket shelves were full before Christmas and now there are some problems in terms of supply chains, so clearly a Brexit issue“. “The Northern Ireland protocol indicates […]
Vodafone and Telefónica give themselves free rein to monetize their joint telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom
Vodafone and Telefonica have signed a long-term agreement to add value and monetize their joint telecommunications infrastructure in the United Kingdom through Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited (CTIL), a company that they both control 50% under the formula of joint venture. This pact is effective from this month and will run for eight years, with the […]
Prime Minister warns of the possibility of closing construction and factories
The possibility of a closure of the construction and manufacturing sectors due to coronavirus will be on the agenda of the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said, according to Reuters. “By the end of February, we will have 75,000 people in long-term care and 60,000 frontline health workers vaccinated,” Martin added, […]
Spain also suspends its flights and the United Kingdom is isolated due to the new strain of coronavirus
At the end of last January, when the coronavirus was spreading across China but had not yet reached Europe, British Airways decided to suspend all its flights with the Asian country. It was the first airline to take this measure, which was to last until March. By then the virus had already roamed Europe, and […]
Varadkar says both sides will want to strike a Brexit deal by Christmas
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Thursday night that the UK and the European Union want to reach a Brexit deal by Christmas. Additional comments: Both parties are moving towards a trade agreement of Brexit. There is agreement in sight on equal conditions. When asked if the UK is bombastic, he says’there’s always a little […]
Prime Minister warns they are on the verge of a no-deal
“Right now, we are on the verge of a no-deal“Ireland’s new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said Wednesday, Reuters reported. “It remains to be seen if today’s talks can salvage the situation,” Martin said of the meeting that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “The situation […]
