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Showing posts with label Britain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Britain. Show all posts

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Cameron Says EU Renegotiation Will Take ‘Tenacity and Patience’

Prime Minister David Cameron stressed the need for “tenacity and patience” after he began the formal process of renegotiating British membership of the European Union.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

UK employers call for government action to boost earnings

(Reuters) - Britain should allow workers to earn more before they start to pay "National Insurance" social security contributions and provide more childcare to boost living standards, one of country's leading employers' groups said on Monday.

Friday, October 03, 2014

BOE Signs Off Housing Stimulus as FPC Requests More Powers

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s housing initiative doesn’t pose a risk to financial stability, the Bank of England said today as it asked the government for more powers to limit mortgage lending.

Monday, August 11, 2014

UK industrial production misses market expectations

Hopes for Britain’s economic rebalancing took another knock today as industrial production in June undershot market expectations.

Monday, June 30, 2014

Britain and Cameron in EU danger zone, say experts

London (AFP) - David Cameron's failure to prevent Jean-Claude Juncker from becoming the new European Commission president risks pushing Britain out of the EU unless he builds bridges to secure reforms before a 2017 referendum, experts say.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

David Cameron opens business festival for 'nation of geniuses'

Britain is a "nation of geniuses" that can be turned into the "most creative country on Earth", David Cameron will say on Monday as he opens the International Festival for Business in Liverpool.

Monday, January 20, 2014

'Don't hollow out financial transactions tax', says EU tax chief

(Reuters) - The European Union's top tax official has called on member countries not to dilute proposals for a financial transactions tax in the euro zone, suggesting the bloc could instead implement the plan more gradually.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Rise of British anti-EU party threatens PM's re-election: poll

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's hopes of being re-elected in 2015 suffered a setback on Sunday when a poll showed an anti-European Union party had split the center-right vote in dozens of decisive constituencies.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Europe needs Britain, says ECB president Mario Draghi

Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, has issued a plea for a more co-operative Britain to stay in Europe.With the political row over Europe escalating in the UK, Mr Draghi suggested a British exit would be bad for both sides.