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EU Institutions Advance Common Rules on External Gas Pipelines
February 14, 2019
The European Commission has welcomed a provisional agreement among EU institutions on legislation setting out rules governing gas pipelines entering the bloc and providing oversight of EU members’ application of these rules, as officials seek to advance plans for an EU “Energy Union.”
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UK Official Points to Brexit Delay as Negotiating Tool
February 14, 2019
ITV News reports on comments from UK Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins indicating that Prime Minister Theresa May will present her current Brexit deal to Parliament as the only way to avoid a “long” delay in withdrawing from the EU and that the Irish border backstop was intended as a “bridge” to a future close relationship with the EU.
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UK Official: Brexit Delay “With No Clarity” Benefits No One
February 14, 2019
The Guardian reports that the UK Secretary for Brexit Stephen Barclay has stated that his government is not planning to delay the Brexit process, arguing that it is in neither the UK’s nor the EU’s interest to extend negotiations “with no clarity” on how they will proceed.
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BoE Chief: Brexit Is Test of “New Global Order”
February 14, 2019
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney has characterized the UK’s withdrawal from the EU as “the first test of a new global order” in which governments attempt to find ways “to broaden the benefits of openness while enhancing democratic accountability.”
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Luxembourg Leads Opposition to Overhaul of EU Tax Rules
February 14, 2019
Reuters reports that a group of governments led by Luxembourg has rebuffed a European Commission proposal to phase out the requirement under EU rules of unanimity among EU member states to revise the bloc’s tax rules.
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