Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 18 - 24 July 2019 Issue 1776

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8 EWN 27 June - 3 July 2019 www.euroweeklynews.com FEATURE Going round in circles DONALD TUSK warned that it was “a political reality” that Britain is wasting its breathing space granted in April. The EU chief said that Brexit could become “even more exciting” owing to “some personnel decisions” in London, an indirect reference to the likelihood of negotiating with Boris Johnson should he win the Tory leadership race. “But nothing has changed when it comes to our position,” he added. Although Brussels is willing to listen to the views and suggestions of Theresa May’s successor, the president of the European Council and other EU leaders attending the EU summit warned that the withdrawal agreement the thenprime minister took back with her to London was final. The Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, echoed the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar’s assertion during the summit that the EU “was hostile” to a further extension of the UK’s membership beyond October 31, unless the government’s red lines changed or a general election or second referendum were called. “But only in that case. We’re not going to renegotiate if nothing changes because that would go around in the same circles.” BREXIT BRIEF A voice for the north By Joe Gerrard CAMPAIGNERS calling for a second referendum hope to correct the ‘distorted’ impression of northern voters. Focusing on the area where so many Labour supporters voted to leave Europe, they hope to put pressure on Jeremy Corbyn for a ‘Final Say’ vote. The People’s Vote North campaign which recently launched in Leeds, hopes to give northern voters a louder voice in the Brexit debate and reverse the clichéd image of northerners who all think and act the same and support Brexit. “A destructive Brexit will affect our region first and worst with a £40 billion hit to our economy that will see our families suffer, our jobs go, our schools and hospitals damaged,” a People’s Vote North spokesperson said. GIVING VOICE: Brexit protesters in London. Labour MPs from northern constituencies who back People’s Vote North include Hillary Benn, who chairs the Commons Brexit committee, Phil Wilson, the architect of the plan to engineer parliamentary support for another referendum and Bridget Phillipson, MP for Houghton and Sunderland North. The 1,000-strong Leeds rally was addressed by former footballers John Barnes and Peter Reid, athletics world champion Steve Cram and ex- Corrie star, Denise Welch as well as politicians. This was the first in a series of ‘Let Us Be Heard’ rallies that will be held nationwide this summer. BREXIT EXTRA No pedigree problems IBERIA has passed its ‘Spanishness’ test. Antonion Vazque, president of IAG, announced that the Spanish airline would not lose its right to operate in the European Union after a ‘no deal’ Brexit. AEG, which also owns Vueling, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Level, was asked last April to present contingency plans to Spain, Ireland, France and Austria. All have been approved by the respective governments, although the last word goes to the European Commission.
FEATURE www.euroweeklynews.com 27 June - 3 July 2019 9 EWN THE PSOE asked Podemos- Unidos to accept that there will be no coalition. The party emerged from the April 28 general election with 124 of the 176 seats necessary for a parliamentary majority. The PSOE’s presidential candidate Pedro Sanchez needs the 42 seats won by Unidos Podemos - the left-wing Podemos and Izquierda Unida alliance - but in return, Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias wants ministries or a vice-presidency. Sanchez’s offer of intermediate ministerial posts is not what Iglesias wants, but insiders say that nobody trusts Iglesias to THE WEEK IN POLITICS High price for 42 seats PEDRO SÁNCHEZ: Needs the seats won by the alliance Unidos Podemos led by Pablo Iglesias. toe another party’s line. Warning bells sounded last May when the Podemos- Unidos members of the Mesa de Parlamento - the Speaker and representatives from the principal parties - voted against barring remanded Catalan MPs from taking their seats in the national parliament. This, it was felt, could be a sign of things to come, confirming the PSOE hierarchy’s desire to keep Iglesias at arm’s length. The PSOE’s Organisation Secretary, Jose Luis Abalos, confirmed that if necessary Sanchez will go to the Investiture debate without having obtained sufficient backing to form a government. Should that fail, he will have another two months to try again or call another election, something that no party wants but which, paradoxically, could finally benefit Sanchez. European ambitions FOREIGN MINISTER Josep Borrell headed the PSOE’s voting list in the European elections, although his future in Brussels is still undefined. Borrell leaves the Ministry this coming Friday and told reporters that any future post was “subordinate to the project” although it is known that Borrell wants one of the top jobs. He was president of the European Parliament between 2004 and 2007, but following Borrell’s good showing in the European elections, Madrid hopes that the time has come for Spain to take a more prominent role in Brussels.
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