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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: Brexit

Boris Johnson, EU’s Ursula von der Leyen to hold crisis call to salvage post-Brexit deal

EU negotiators suspect the UK is waiting for a moment of crisis and they are bracing for the tone of the talks to get worse before an agreement is reached.

‘Big step backward’ — British cry foul as Brexit negotiations hit last-minute bump

The UK’s assessment came after French diplomats raised concerns a day earlier that the EU was making too many concessions to get a deal over the line.

Brexit negotiators racing to strike a deal by end of the week

The talks need to finish within days if the UK & EU parliaments are to have time to ratify any agreement before Britain leaves the EU’s single market on 31 December.

Leaving without deal on Brexit could inflict more damage to UK’s economy than Covid

With the U.K. economy suffering more from the coronavirus pandemic than most advanced nations, the stakes couldn’t be higher as Brexit trade negotiations enter their endgame.

France, Belgium urge EU leaders to step up preparations for no-deal Brexit

French President Emmanuel Macron & Belgian PM Alexander De Croo both called on their colleagues to make contingency plans in case talks to sign a trade and security agreement fail.

How Brexit is creating jobs for customs staff in India and Romania

Britain’s logistics industry is finding creative ways to be ready for bureaucracy that will hit on 1 Jan, when trade with EU will be subject to new paperwork.

Boris Johnson enters Brexit endgame that could define his tenure as prime minister

Over the course of the next 7 days, Boris Johnson needs to deliver a trade deal with the EU or risk a chaotic and economically damaging rupture.

‘Plotting a win’ for Boris Johnson — how EU plans to seal Brexit deal

With talks between the UK & EU still deadlocked after British PM Johnson nearly staged a walkout, this is the only way EU officials say they can secure a deal both sides want.

Why Brexit is no match for the pandemic’s grip over European markets

A resurgence in infection rates across Europe & UK tops Brexit on the list of worries for investors, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s client survey this month.

UK plans to quit Brexit talks if no deal clear next week

Boris Johnson has said he wants the outlines of Brexit deal to be clear by 15 October. However, EU officials have said they won’t be pressured into making concessions.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.