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‘Win-win’ deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says
Andy Burnham has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU that could be “more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for in 2016”. The prime minister was meeting fellow leaders at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, ahead of a keenly anticipated EU-UK summit next week, where he hopes to bring Britain closer to Europe.
‘Win-win’ deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says
Burnham said the UK ended up with a far harder Brexit than people thought they were voting for. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Andy Burnham has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU that could be “more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for in 2016”. The prime minister was meeting fellow leaders at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, ahead of a keenly anticipated EU-UK summit next week, where he hopes to bring Britain closer to Europe.
EU manufacturers could give up on competing with China by 2030, warns commerce chief
Europe’s manufacturers could give up on attempting to compete with their Chinese counterparts by the end of the decade if current trends continue amid fears over mass job losses, the head of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has warned. In a case of “if you can’t beat them, join them”, Jens Eskelund said European companies operating in China were now thinking “Made in China for China” could be replaced by a philosophy of “Made in China for the world”.
EU manufacturers could give up on competing with China by 2030, warns commerce chief
A humanoid robot makes tea at the China import expo in Shanghai last week. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock Europe’s manufacturers could give up on attempting to compete with their Chinese counterparts by the end of the decade if current trends continue amid fears over mass job losses, the head of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has warned.
UK spent £100m on zombie Brexit border inspection posts
The UK wasted at least £100m in taxpayers’ money to set up zombie Brexit border inspection posts that were never used, it has been revealed. The overall cost of Brexit was put at an estimated £4.7bn by the National Audit Office last year but this included years-long transformation of the software used for customs declarations and other systems built to cope with the UK leaving the single market.
UK spent £100m on zombie Brexit border inspection posts
The Conservatives decided not to implement all the border checks after concluding food coming from the EU would be the same high standard as it was before Brexit. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock The UK wasted at least £100m in taxpayers’ money to set up zombie Brexit border inspection posts that were never used, it has been revealed.
BMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts
BMW has reported an 11% drop in third-quarter pre-tax earnings to €2.1bn (£1.75bn). Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The German carmaker BMW has issued its second profit warning in a year, blaming the costs of a restructuring programme including significant job losses in the face of continuing competition from China. The company is the latest to issue a profit downgrade in the German car sector, with Mercedes-Benz last week cutting its profit outlook.
BMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts
The German carmaker BMW has issued its second profit warning in a year, blaming the costs of a restructuring programme including significant job losses in the face of continuing competition from China. The company is the latest to issue a profit downgrade in the German car sector, with Mercedes-Benz last week cutting its profit outlook. Western automakers have struggled to keep pace with lower-cost domestic rivals in China, which has led to reduced sales there and a rise in exports to Europe.
Andy Burnham to unveil EU trade deals worth billions of pounds
Andy Burnham is preparing to announce billions of pounds of trade deals with the EU covering everything from youth visas to pet passports under his vision of a much closer relationship with the bloc. With the prime minister scheduled to meet his European counterparts in Brussels on 20 November, officials have all but agreed three deals that would allow farmers to sell freely to the continent and travellers to take their animals abroad more easily.
Andy Burnham to unveil EU trade deals worth billions of pounds
A pro-EU activist outside the UK parliament. Andy Burnham is to meet European leaders in Brussels on 20 November to agree closer ties. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Andy Burnham is preparing to announce billions of pounds of trade deals with the EU covering everything from youth visas to pet passports under his vision of a much closer relationship with the bloc.
The UK-EU food produce deal: what was agreed and will it affect shoppers?
Lorries are parked on the motorway heading towards Dover. The new agreement will reduce paperwork and checks on exports. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters The UK and the EU have finalised their deal to remove red tape for food producers wanting to export to the EU. It is the first of a series of agreements the two sides will formally announce at a summit in Brussels on 20 November.
The UK-EU food produce deal: what was agreed and will it affect shoppers?
The UK and the EU have finalised their deal to remove red tape for food producers wanting to export to the EU. It is the first of a series of agreements the two sides will formally announce at a summit in Brussels on 20 November. It is understood the text is “settled” and not subject to further negotiation with the European Commission, although an EU member state may yet raise issues with the text, which is being formally circulated among EU ambassadors at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.
UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme
Giving EU students cheaper access to British universities could prove controversial domestically. Photograph: Craig Brown/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News Ministers are prepared to spend as much as £450m a year to give students from the EU discounted university fees, the Guardian has learned, but only if Brussels allows the UK access to its Made in Europe industrial programme.
UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme
Ministers are prepared to spend as much as £450m a year to give students from the EU discounted university fees, the Guardian has learned, but only if Brussels allows the UK access to its Made in Europe industrial programme. The UK government has drawn up plans to allow students arriving from the continent pay the same fees as British students, sources say, and is willing to spend hundreds of millions of pounds compensating universities to do so.
EU backs away from offer to Canada to start ‘associate member’ talks
Mark Carney and the European Parliament president, Roberta Metsola, in Strasbourg last month. Photograph: Ahmet Sel/Anadolu/Getty Images The EU has backed away from its offer to Canada to start talks on becoming an “associate member” after disagreements between members states just as an EU-Canada summit was set to begin in Montreal.
EU backs away from offer to Canada to start ‘associate member’ talks
The EU has backed away from its offer to Canada to start talks on becoming an "associate member" after disagreements between members states just as an EU-Canada summit was set to begin in Montreal. A draft of a joint statement to be issued after the end of the summit, which runs Thursday and Friday, showed a watered-down version offering "an ever closer association of Canada to the EU, short of full membership itself".
No 10 leaves option open to impose Chinese EV tariffs if UK joins EU scheme
An electric vehicle production line in Ningbo, China. Photograph: Nick Carey/Reuters No 10 has left the door open to imposing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of the Made in Europe package, prompting a warning from Beijing that such a move would be “discriminatory”. The Guardian - UK Politics Rowena Mason, Lisa O’Carroll and Jasper Jolly Sign up to read this article Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you. Email is required Email is already registered.
British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit
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British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit
A chicken-egg farm in Suffolk. Food exporters have long complained about the extra paperwork that Brexit has entailed. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Exports of British food and drink to the EU have collapsed by more than a third since Brexit with eggs, chicken and potato producers badly hit, new figures show.
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