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EU Throws Down Brexit Gauntlet to U.K. as Talks Edge Closer
EghtesadOnline: European Union governments threw down the gauntlet to the U.K. ahead of Brexit talks, listing demands Prime Minister Theresa May must satisfy before they will discuss the trade…
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EU Shows Support to Tough Brexit Stance as Preparations Continue
EghtesadOnline: Governments lent broad support to European Union President Donald Tusk’s tough Brexit negotiating stance when diplomats met Tuesday for the first time since the U.K. formally…
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EU Puts the Squeeze on U.K. as Brexit Negotiation Clock Ticks
EghtesadOnline: The European Union told U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May she will have to wait almost two months for Brexit negotiations to begin and that talks on a trade deal can come in the…
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EU Says It Can Start Formal Brexit Negotiations as of May 22
EghtesadOnline: The European Union will only begin substantial Brexit negotiations as of May 22, according to an EU official with knowledge of the discussions, leaving a window of less than 18…
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Brexit Begins as EU's Tusk Receives Divorce Papers from U.K.
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May set the U.K. on course for leaving the European Union in two years’ time, a divorce that will redefine the country’s relationship with its largest trading…
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Brexit Ultimatums Will Backfire on the U.K., Sweden Warns
EghtesadOnline: Taking a hard line in Brexit negotiations will hurt the U.K. That’s the message from Sweden, one of Britain’s closest allies in the European Union, just days before Prime Minister…
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A Bad Brexit Deal May Be Better Than No Deal After All
EghtesadOnline: The mantra within the British government as it prepares to hammer out the terms of its break-up with the European Union is that no deal is better than a bad deal.
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Juncker Puts Price on Brexit as Italy Offers Early Trade Talks
EghtesadOnline: The U.K. will have to pay a bill of about 50 billion pounds ($62 billion) when it leaves the European Union, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned as Britain prepares…
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U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May will file divorce papers to leave the European Union on March 29, launching two years of complex negotiations that will pit the U.K.’s need for a trade…
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Britain has a Brexit backup plan if talks fail, says minister
EghtesadOnline: Britain is drawing up contingency plans for the unlikely event it has to walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal, Brexit minister David Davis said…