Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market

01/01/2021

London, United Kingdom—Britain on Thursday, December 31, 2020, finally severed its turbulent half-century partnership with Europe, quitting the EU single market and customs union and going its own way four-and-a-half years after its shock vote to leave…

EU leaders to sign off ‘tragic’ Brexit deal

AFP 11/25/2018

EUROPEAN Union leaders met Sunday to approve a historic Brexit deal, with one declaring Britain’s withdrawal a “tragedy,” but holding out hope of close future ties. Arriving for a special summit in Brussels, European Commission President Jean-Claude…

Asean finance leaders still bullish over Asia’s growth

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/04/2017

Amid uncertainties in the global economy such as US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies and “Brexit,” majority of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) central bank governors and their deputies were optimistic Asia will continue to…

Words in 2016

Gerard Pareja 01/09/2017

Ania ang mga pulong nga mibutho ug mipatigbabaw sa ubang mga pulong sa miaging tuig 2016. 1. Tokhang. Ang shortcut sa mga pulong nga “toktok” ug “hangyo” nga gi-translate sa CNN isip, “knock and plead” para pagpa-surrender…

British shoppers begin to feel post-Brexit pinch

08/18/2016

London — From computers and cars to carpets and food, Britain’s decision to leave the EU is beginning to hit consumers in the pocket, having already spread uncertainty through the property market. The consequences of the shock…

British tax-cut plan not a good idea – EU

07/06/2016

Paris – The European Union’s top economic official on Tuesday criticized a British proposal to slash corporate tax to less than 15 percent following the nation’s vote to abandon the bloc. Britain’s finance minister George Osborne said…

July and the rain marches on . . .

Gerard Pareja 07/03/2016

“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.” —Janis Joplin/Me & Bobby McGee When it rains shabu . . . pushers’ crimson in the street flows. Libuan ang nihatud ni Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz, ang gituohang…

European Parliament urges Britain to start EU exit

06/27/2016

Berlin – The European Parliament’s chief called Sunday for British Prime Minister David Cameron to begin formal proceedings to leave the EU at a summit this week. Martin Schulz told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that a…

Business leaders say ‘Brexit’ won’t affect PH, Cebu traders

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/26/2016

The British vote to leave the European Union (EU), also called as the “Brexit,” will only affect the Philippines, including Cebu, if this British action will affect the US economy. This was the general sentiment of Cebu…

Exit vote Britain, EU plunged into uncertainty

06/26/2016

London — Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute. The U.K.’s unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shock waves through the country and around the world Friday, rocking financial markets, toppling…

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