Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has made some Upbeat comments on Brexit, saying he thinks the UK and the EU can reach a deal in the coming days. Additional comments: “Believes that the UK wants a deal but doesn’t always behave like this“. “It is very dangerous to assume that if there is no agreement […]
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The eurogroup gives the green light one year later to the reform of the Mede and the firewall of the Bank Resolution Fund
After 12 months frozen in a drawer, the Ministers of Economy and Finance of the EU have given finally green light for the reform of the Mede, the European Stability Mechanism. Conceived in 2012 as a rescue instrument, the Mede had run out of tasks, underused. So the States decided to give it a roll. […]
Brexit deal will fail if there is no deal on fisheries – Simon Coveney
“If there is no agreement on fisheries, the whole (Brexit) thing could fall about this, ”the Irish Chancellor warned Monday Simon Coveney. Featured statements: “The fishing is a more difficult issue than a level playing field “. “The UK tries to separate fishing from other problems.” “We are not going to play that game.” Earlier […]
Coveney says the deal can be reached this week
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday that believes a Brexit deal can be reached this week. Additional comments: “Necessary give and take from both sides“. “This is the key week, we run out of time”. “There is faith that Barnier can negotiate a balanced agreement“. . Donald WestbrookDonald-43Westbrook, a distinguished contributor at worldstockmarket, […]
Prime Minister expects to see general guidelines of the Brexit deal by the end of the week
The new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Micheál Martin, said on Monday that a trade agreement with the UK is necessary and is in everyone’s best interest, Reuters reported. Martin further noted that he is hopeful that they can see the broad lines of a deal later this week. “Action will have to be taken […]
Coveney says the negotiations are not in a good place when it comes to fishing
Commenting on the Brexit negotiations, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday that “the negotiations are not in a good place when it comes to fishing“. Additional comments: “We’re in the same fishing spot as in midsummer“. “Only a few were discussed minor concessions“. “We really are in the last 7 to 10 trading […]
Cellnex buys Hutchison’s European towers for € 10 billion and opens 5% of its shares to it
Cellnex has closed the largest operation in its history to add 30,000 sites to its telecommunications infrastructures in Europe. The Barcelona-based company has announced the purchase of 24,600 towers and connection points from Hutchison, to which it will add 5,250 new ones to be deployed in the next eight years. The acquisition is estimated at […]
Ireland’s McGrath says prospect for a deal looks “a little brighter”
Ireland’s Minister for Reform and Public Expenditure, Michael McGrath, echoed the optimism expressed by Foreign Minister Simon Coveney about a possible Brexit deal. McGrath stated that “The prospects for a Brexit deal are a little brighter.” The Irish official said that the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom can reach an agreement on fishing. […]
Ryanair reduces its winter offer, will close some bases and warns: “There will be layoffs”
As the second wave of the pandemic advances in Europe, airlines continue to reduce their flight offer looking forward to the next few months. The low cost Ryanair, the one that moves the most traffic in Spain, has already cut its autumn schedule and has revised the winter schedule (November-March), which will go from […]
COVID-19: European countries reduce leisure activities with closures and new restrictions
The European Commission proposed to provide more than 132 million euros to Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Hungary and Portugal as an advance payment of the European Union (EU) Solidarity Fund to help with the health emergency caused by the pandemic of COVID-19. Community sources specified that 16.8 million euros would correspond to Spain. This […]
