"There"s No Way Out": Johnson Slams "Undemocratic" Irish Backstop In Letter To European Council

Courtesy of Peter Vanham Peter Vanham is the head of the International Media Council at the World Economic Forum and a member of its COVID-19 task force. His father, Guido Vanham, is a Belgium-based virologist, a .....»»

REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool Prime Minister Boris Johnson told UK residents that officials "know things will get worse before they get better" in the novel coronavirus pandemic. Johnson wrote in an open letter to UK residents on the "moment of nati.....»»

Honolulu City Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson sent a letter to Gov. David Ige on behalf of the Council Friday imploring that he enact measures that would isolate the state from visitors, including discouraging travel to the Islands as a way to pr.....»»

Stock-index futures trade lower in seesaw price action after the European Central Bank late Wednesday rolled out an expanded asset-purchase program and the Federal Reserve announced a facility to backstop money-market mutual funds.....»»

Courtesy of Peter Vanham Peter Vanham is the head of the International Media Council at the World Economic Forum and a member of its COVID-19 Taskforce. His father, Guido Vanham, is a virologist, a microbiologist who stu.....»»

ReutersThe European Union has condemned Donald Trump's decision to impose a ban on European citizens travelling to the US. In a joint statement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council .....»»

President Trump, in a televised address, announced a ban on travel to Europe for 30 days. It isn’t iron clad — U.K. and Irish travel is permitted, as is European travel for American citizens......»»

A worker at Apple's European headquarters in Cork in Ireland has tested positive for coronavirus, one of 24 cases reported so far in the country where its oldest university, Trinity College, has been forced to move all lectures online......»»

It is too early for the European Central Bank to assess whether it needs to respond to the coronavirus epidemic with policy, even if the epidemic presents a risk to growth, Irish central bank chief Gabriel Makhlouf said on Wednesday......»»

Boris Johnson’s “deep and abiding love for Australia,” born in the gap year he spent there in 1983, is inspiring the U.K. prime minister anew. As Britain prepares to sever ties with the European Union at the end of the year, Johnson is look.....»»

Cable Sinks To Session Lows As UK Slams "Absurd" EU Trade Rules, Expects "Open & Fair" Competition The pound sinks to session lows as Boris Johnson's chief negotiator David Frost said democracy would “snap - dramatically and fin.....»»

Reuters / Business Insider Boris Johnson's planned bridge across the Irish Sea risks catastrophic collisions and could dislodge the e.....»»

Reuters Six senior UK politicians wrote a letter on Saturday criticising the UK's decision to allow Huawei to build part of its 5G network. In a BBC interview on Sunday China's ambassador to the UK said the politicia.....»»

Shares in Irish banks slumped on Monday after a surprisingly strong showing for the Sinn Féin party in the country’s general election, as European stocks drifted lower more broadly......»»

The British prime minister has given the European Union’s 27 remaining member states good reason to stick together......»»

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pitched two models for his country's trade ties with the European Union after Brexit: a deal based on the EU's accord with Canada, or the basic terms the bloc has with Australia......»»

The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists he need not sign up to the bloc's rules and Brussels warns of tariffs and quotas unless he does. Francesca Lynagh reports......»»

A trade agreement between Britain and the European Union should provide a predictable, transparent and business-friendly environment for financial services firms and regulators, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday......»»

Britain set out the type of deal it wants with the European Union on Monday, defining post-Brexit relations between the world's fifth largest economy and its biggest trading partner......»»

The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc's rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and quotas unless he did......»»