Brexit, the economy and house prices (Part 3)

setmefree2

EU's Juncker says 'hard Brexit' unlikely

Brussels, Sep 14 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said today he did not envisage Britain leaving the EU in 2019 without a deal for future trade ties in a so-called "hard Brexit".
During a question and answer session with young YouTube users, Juncker also denied that he was threatening Britain when he said in a flagship speech this week that it would "regret" Brexit.
His comments came as a senior European Commissioner separately rejected suggestions that Britain would be at the back of the queue when it came to a future trade deal.
"My working hypothesis is that there will be a deal," Juncker said.
"I don't want to imagine a situation where Britain will leave like that, saying goodbye without there being an arrangement for the future. I don't envisage what people call a 'hard Brexit'."

"I've read (news)papers which sometimes refer to some of us saying the UK is the last possible partner with whom we want to negotiate trade. Forget this nonsense," Katainen told a news conference.
"As soon as we know when we can start negotiating about the future arrangement, (trade) negotiations will start then. From our side there is no political priority that we want to keep the UK last in the row," he said.

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/eus-juncker-says-hard-brexit-unlikely/1146304

setmefree2

Britain might be able to use EFTA court after Brexit, court head says

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain might be able to use the European Free Trade Area's court once it leaves the European Union and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, the head of the EFTA court said on Thursday.
Carl Baudenbacher, president of the Luxembourg-based EFTA Court, said he had not discussed the idea with the British government during a trip to London, but in theory it could work.
Three options were available, he said: Britain could become a full-fledged EFTA member; it could "dock" to the court and adopt some of its principles on a long-term basis; or it could dock for a shorter period, during the post-Brexit transition.

https://uk.investing.com/news/economy-news/britain-might-be-able-to-use-efta-court-after-brexit-court-head-says-512772

setmefree2

'Britain's NOT on its own' US vows to be 'strong & reliable trade partner' after Brexit

BRITAIN can rely on the United States to be a "strong and reliable trade partner" after Brexit, the new US ambassador has vowed.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/853708/Brexit-news-UK-trade-partner-USA-Donald-Trump-Woody-Johnson-ambassador

Filo25

Conrad wrote: »

Why do I float through Turkish airports as quickly through Stansted / Gatwick then?


Another Remainer scare story.... another opportunity for a hissy fit instead of calm considered reasoning and a can-do approach..

Really?

I've always found Istanbul utterly chaotic to get through, although to be fair I haven't been there for a few years

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Turkey speaks of betrayal by the EU:

“We are indeed disappointed by Merkel and some others in the EU: at one of the hardest times in our history we were left alone by our friends and allies,” Celik said. When asked if Turkey felt betrayed, he said: “Yes”.

But he said critics of Turkey, including Merkel, had not kept their promises to Ankara and were using criticism of Turkey to distract attention from the EU’s own problems.
“The EU has real problems – we don’t know what will come out of Brexit, they are not able to manage the irregular migration, there are weaknesses in the EU’s counter-terrorism capacity and there are vitally needed reforms,” he said.
“But they put all those aside and they stoke antagonism towards Turkey in order to cover up their vital internal problems.”

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-malaysia-fire/boys-cried-from-barred-windows-as-islamic-school-blaze-kills-23-in-malaysia-idUKKCN1BP04Q?il=0

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Further evidence of preparations for leaving the EU:

The British government said on Thursday it was in talks with the European Union to ensure a smooth transition for its nuclear industry as Britain moves away from Euratom’s regulatory regime to a domestic one.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-nuclear/britain-seeks-to-smooth-brexit-path-for-nuclear-power-idUKKCN1BP1PX?il=0

A_Medium_Size_Jock

The Irish talk of a bigger threat than Brexit:

Corporation tax harmonisation plans across the euro zone pose a bigger threat to Ireland than the departure of the UK from the European Union, the head of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has strongly warned.
Speaking to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, the chair of the council, Seamus Coffey, said Ireland could lose up to €4 billion worth of corporation tax if EU-wide tax rules for multinationals were set.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/eu-tax-plan-is-a-bigger-threat-to-ireland-than-brexit-1.3220094

Theophile

A_Medium_Size_Jock wrote: »

Turkey speaks of betrayal by the EU:


http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-malaysia-fire/boys-cried-from-barred-windows-as-islamic-school-blaze-kills-23-in-malaysia-idUKKCN1BP04Q?il=0

Very good.
There is no place for an opponent torturing, press freedom suppressing dictatorship in a democratic union of nations like the EU.

setmefree2

Poles depart

The beginning of the end of Britain’s biggest episode of migration

Net migration from eight eastern European countries has drawn almost to a halt

https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21728969-net-migration-eight-eastern-european-countries-has-drawn-almost-halt-beginning

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Theophile wrote: »

Very good.
There is no place for an opponent torturing, press freedom suppressing dictatorship in a democratic union of nations like the EU.

Quite right.
Junckers, Verhofstadt, Tusk and Barnier are quite bad enough thank you.