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Negotiations on relations between Britain and the EU after Brexit will begin on March 3
Without an agreement on further cooperation between the UK and the European Union, to be signed before December 31, 2020, there is the prospect of a “tough Brexit” in many sectors without the possibility of a “return to the status quo,” notes The Guardian.
Negotiations on relations between the UK and the European Union after Brexit will begin on March 3, the British newspaper The Guardian reported January 29, citing its own sources.
According to The Guardian, Great Britain will leave the European Union on January 31, but until December 31 of the current year, while the transition period will continue, the United Kingdom will remain in a single market and customs space with the EU.
Further economic relations between Britain and the European Union should be negotiated between the EU representative, French diplomat Michel Barnier and British Prime Minister Advisor to the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, on European issues, David Frost.
According to the publication, the main topics for discussion will be fishing and the EU requirement for “equal playing conditions” for British and European companies. In addition, Brussels requires guarantees that London will not receive an exclusive competitive advantage.
Referring to a senior European official, the publication notes that “the EU will play hard.” According to the interlocutor of the publication, Brussels “can enter into a discussion about the minimum level of standards [cooperation], but will not make the slightest movement to show that it needs it.”
The EU’s internal document, cited by the British publication, says that without a deal on these issues until the end of 2020, there is the possibility of a “tough Brexit” in many sectors without the prospect of a “return to the status quo.”
In June 2016, a referendum was held in the UK on the country's exit from the European Union. This decision was then supported by 51.9% of the British. The release date was set for March 29, 2019.
The British Parliament was unable to agree on the terms of Brexit in time, so it was postponed several times.
On December 20, 2019, the House of Commons of Great Britain supported the Brexit agreement , according to which the country should leave the European Union on January 31, 2020. For the time being, the UK will formally leave the EU, as the country will lose representation and voting rights in the EU authorities, but will remain part of a single economic space until the end of 2020.
On January 9, 2020, the House of Commons finally approved the Brexit terms . The House of Lords approved the bill of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on January 22.
On January 23, the bill on the country's exit from the European Union was signed by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
On January 24, in Brussels, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Layen, signed an agreement on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
The agreement is expected to ratify the European Parliament on January 29.
Biden called Michelle Obama a contender for the post of vice president of the United States
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama may become the country's new vice president, said Democratic member Joe Biden.
Former US vice president, Democratic member Joe Biden would prefer former first lady Michelle Obama to become the next vice president. Biden said this during a visit to the city of Muscatine, Iowa, The Hill reported on January 28 .
One of the voters asked Biden how he was considering the possibility of appointing Obama as a judge of the Supreme Court, to which the ex-vice president said that he would like this, but does not think that this will happen. Then the voter specified exactly which Obama was in question. Biden replied that, in his opinion, "Michelle will become vice president."
Earlier, Biden said that if he wins the presidential election, he is ready to consider the representative of the Republican Party as vice president. Biden himself is a democrat.
The US presidential election is scheduled for November 3, 2020. Among the main candidates are the current head of the US, Donald Trump, who previously stated that he was confident of his victory , former Rep. Joe Walsh, Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Benry Sanders.
Wuhan Mayor announces readiness to resign due to coronavirus
The decision to close transport links with Wuhan in China was "really tough," said Mayor Zhou Xianwang.
The mayor of the Chinese city of Wuhan Zhou Xianwan is ready to resign. He stated this in an interview with the Chinese television channel CGTN , published on YouTube on January 28.
The first cases of a new type of coronavirus were reported in Wuhan.
Xianwan noted that the decision to close transport links with Wuhan was "really tough." He added that the city thus earned a “bad historical reputation,” although such measures should curb the spread of infection.
The mayor emphasized that if this helps in containing the virus, he is ready to resign and thus apologize to the public.
For the first time, a new type of virus that causes SARS was confirmed in Wuhan on December 31, 2019. The initial symptoms of the disease are fever and cough. As of January 29, it is known that 132 people died , the number of cases amounted to more than 6 thousand.
On January 21, the National Health Commission of China confirmed the 2019-nCoV coronavirus transmission from person to person.
On January 23, the World Health Organization announced that they would not yet declare a public health emergency of international concern. On January 27, WHO corrected the global 2019-nCoV coronavirus risk assessment from moderate to high .
In Ukraine, there was not a single case of virus infection as of January 28. Everyone who arrives at the Boryspil airport from China is measured temperature.
January 29, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine said that cases of coronavirus, except for China, were reported in 15 countries.