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Most British businesses have not made Brexit plans

Most British businesses have not made any Brexit plans, a leading business organization said on Thursday.

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Sixty-year-old Treaty of Rome still the answer to globalization

Globalizationandtradeliberalizationarestilltheguaranteeofsocialstability,economicprosperityandpoliticalharmonyaroundtheworld,saidscholarsataBeijing-basedseminar

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Brexit: So tell me what you want, what you really really want

wentthelineintheSpiceGirls1996hitsingle'Wannabe',andthatiswhatwewantedtoasktheBritishpublic.Wewantedtoknowwhatthey“reallyreallywant”fromBrexit.The'In/Out'refere

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EU top diplomat to visit Kuwait as part of mediation efforts to end Gulf crisis

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit Kuwait on Sunday as part of the intensified mediation efforts to end the Gulf standoff, the official news agency KUNA reported Monday.

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Round 1: Brexit talks start in Brussels with 20 months to go

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Brexit talks start in Brussels with 20 months to go

Brexit Secretary David Davis launches a first round of negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union on Monday when he meets the EU's Michel Barnier for four days of talks between their teams in Brussels.

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UK ex-PM Tony Blair says EU could be flexible over movement

EUleaderswouldbepreparedtobeflexibleonfreedomofmovementofpeopletoaccommodatetheUKafterBrexit,TonyBlairhassaid.HetoldtheTodayprogrammetheEUwaslookingatreformstha

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Turkish president Erdogan believes EU is 'not indispensable'

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EasyJet launches plans for post-Brexit base in EU

Britain's budget airline EasyJet unveiled a plan to establish a new airline, fearing profit plunge once the UK leaves the European Union.

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EasyJet launches plans for post-Brexit base in EU

Britain'sbudgetairlineEasyJetunveiledaplantoestablishanewairline,fearingprofitplungeoncetheUKleavestheEuropeanUnion.TheairlineannouncedinastatementonFridayitwou

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New Zealand signs customs agreement with EU

New Zealand Customs Minister Tim Macindoe on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a customs cooperation agreement with the European Union (EU) in Brussels overnight.

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'No whistling, just ticking': EU pushes on Brexit talks

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Britain: overhauling its legal system for Brexit

TheBritishgovernmentonThursdaybeginsthemammothtaskofoverhaulingitslegalsystemintimeforBrexit,alsorevealingitsstanceonmatterssuchasnuclearsafetyafterthesplit.The

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EU Brexit negotiator: Britain must solve major issues before talks can advance

The European Union's Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned Britain on Wednesday to resolve major issues including Irish border controls, EU citizens' rights and the amount Britain will have to pay for the divorce before talks can advance.

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European Parliament sets up special committee on counter-terrorism

MembersofEuropeanParliament(MEPs)onThursdayapprovedthesettingupofaspecialcommitteeoncounter-terrorism,accordingtoapressreleasefromtheEuropeanParliament.Thespeci

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Japanese PM to seal EU trade deal in blow to protectionism

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the EU's top officials will join forces Thursday and approve the broad outline of a landmark trade deal that would challenge the protectionism championed by US President Donald Trump.

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Japanese PM to seal EU trade deal in blow to protectionism

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