Theresa May has appointed three hardline Brexiteers to an official working group charged with finding “alternative arrangements” to replace the Northern Ireland backstop. Brexiteers Steve Baker, Owen Patterson and Marcus Fysh will join Remainer former ministers Damian Green and Nicky Morgan in the working group which will meet for the first time on Monday. …
Tonight I will watch Super Bowl LIII. I love American football. I never miss it. I have several times travelled to United Dtates to see it there since it is maybe the biggest event of the year after Thanksgiving. SB LIII is the final game of the season played between the two-time defending American …
The Brexit debate has almost only been concentrating on the political level, conditions for the Withdrawal Agreement and what will happen if UK leaves the European Union without an agreement on Match 29, 2019. We have heard about how UK could leave with a no-deal Hard Brexit and use the WTO rules, especially since …
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UK PM Theresa May writes in the Telegraph: Last Sunday, Parliament prepared to hold a series of votes of huge importance to the Brexit process.The menu of choices before MPs was extensive and, in some cases, had far- reaching and long term implications for the way the UK is governed. MPs were invited to …
Swedish people are famous for always talking about the weather. We are obsessed with weather. Maybe because we live where we live, close to and above the polar circle. Boiling water freezing when thrown in NYC I have for many years made the joke to friends I meet, “you got to go and visit …
While PM Theresa May is securing support back home President Juncker has offered the first positive sign from the EU for the potential amendments of the WA backstop text. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission; “I’m still an optimist by nature and believe in democratic institutions,” he said. “This leads me to believe …
It was 50 years ago today. The Beatles played together (a live concert) for the last time. The legendary concert at the rooftop of The Beatles Savile Row office in London. Still the best pop band the world has seen to date.
PM May in the Parliament today said that she is looking at a number of options to materially change the withdrawal agreement. “The political declaration already references alternative arrangements and raises a number of proposals that can be addressed such as mutual recognition of trusted trader schemes,” she said. Read the article here: PM …
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We have had another extremely interesting night in the House of Commons. Before the vote PM Theresa May announced that she will request a renegotiation of the Withdrawal Agreement in Brussels. So far there have only been negative comments from EU about the possibilities for any changes of the Withdrawal Agreement. – Seven amendments …
Theresa May has told MPs she will seek to re-open negotiations with the EU over the Northern Ireland backstop. The PM said she would go back to Brussels to get a “significant and legally binding change” to the controversial proposal, which aims to stop the return of border checks. The EU has said it …
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The government will support a backbench amendment to the Brexit deal that calls for the planned Irish backstop to be replaced by “alternative arrangements”. Tory MPs will be told to vote for Sir Graham Brady’s proposal when the Commons votes on a series of amendments to Theresa May’s plan on Tuesday. The government will …
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So we got 60 days. Time fo fix this? What does it take to get a planned and orderly Brexit in place where the peoples’ democratic will is respected and United Kingdom as well as European Union can move on as best trading partners and ‘friends’?
Tonight Denmark became world champions in handball for the first time when beating Norway 31-22 in the World Cup final at home in front of 15.000 Danish fans in Herning (The Box). Denmark has been the best team of the tournament. France won the bronze medals after beating Germany. Sweden became number five after …
I love movies. There is somethlng special about being transfered to another world in a cinema. I have also always watched a lot of movies when I travel. And I travel a lot. It is naturally extremely dofficult to pick ten movies as the best. Normally that changes over time and depending on what …
There are many consequences of Brexit, regardless of outcome. Naturallyvgood and bad, depending on tour view on the matter. We can now read about Brits selling and buying Emergency Survival Boxes to be ready for major oroblems in a no-deal situation. You can read the article below. I habe always had a problem with …
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Today we celebrate the International Customs Day. The International Customs Day celebrates the brave 1 million officers that serve and protects our borders all around the world while we sleep and live our lives. This is an important day. Customs Services all around the world symbolises the spirit of Customs managing the borders of …
BBC today reports that some EU countries are pushing for the European Union’s no-deal legislation to be more generous to the UK. The European Commission has proposed “bare bones” arrangements on aviation and road haulage if there is no deal. The legislation would allow British truckers to carry goods into the EU and British …
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The outline of the legislation that will underpin the Government’s plan to deal with a hard Brexit has been published. The legislation will be titled the miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill. It will comprise 17 parts and encompass nine Government Departments. The Government …
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The theme of World Customs Organization for International Customs Day and 2019 is ’Smart Borders’. This is a timely theme I fully support since I have worked with the topic and launched the SmartBorders 2.0 and 2.1 as a solution for UK-EU borders post-Brexit. There is no doubt that this is an area that …
Sweden is third in the new survey “The Good Country Index”, where countries are judged on the basis of how much benefit they make in the world. The idea of the Good Country Index is simple: to measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes …
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