June 23 marks the fifth anniversary of Britain's referendum on EU membership - timeline part 3 of 3
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June 23 marks the fifth anniversary of Britain's referendum on EU membership - timeline part 3 of 3
- Title: June 23 marks the fifth anniversary of Britain's referendum on EU membership - timeline part 3 of 3
- Date: 22nd June 2021
- Summary: After intense negotiations in the run-up to a summit of EU leaders, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announce on October 17 that they have struck a Brexit deal. Juncker says the deal meant there was no need for a further extension, although any decision would have to be made by the member states. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (FILE - OCTOBER 17, 2019) (REUTERS) EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, BORIS JOHNSON, WALKING INTO ROOM FOR MEDIA STATEMENT (SOUNDBITE) (English) EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, SAYING: "We have a deal and this deal means that there is no need for any kind of prolongation. This is a fair, a balanced agreement. It is testament to our commitment to finding solutions. It provides certainty where Brexit creates uncertainty. It protects the rights of our citizens and it protects peace and stability on the island of Ireland." BRITISH AND EUROPEAN FLAGS (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, BORIS JOHNSON, SAYING: "I do think this deal represents a very good deal both for the EU and for the UK and it's a reasonable, fair outcome and reflects the large amount of work that's been undertaken by both sides. I agree very much, Jean-Claude with what you said about protecting the peace process in the island of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. And of course for us in the UK it means that we can deliver a real Brexit that achieves our objectives." JUNCKER AND JOHNSON LEAVING
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- Keywords: Brexit deal Brexit timeline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson EU European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Queen Elizabeth Queen's speech no-deal Brexit
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Europe,Government/Politics,Editors' Choice
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- Story Text: Wednesday (June 23) marks the fifth anniversary of the day the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union.
Britain's exit from one of the world's biggest trading blocs concluded on December 31, 2020, just days after it clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union, in its most momentous global shift since the loss of empire.
The deal, agreed more than four years after Britain voted by a slim margin to leave the bloc, put a stamp on a divorce that has shaken the 70-year project to forge European unity from the ruins of World War Two.
Under the "EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement" Britain is no longer part of the European Union's single market and customs union, there are no tariffs or quotas on the movement of goods originating in either place between the United Kingdom and the EU.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson cast the deal as the final implementation of the will of the British people who voted 52-48% for Brexit in a 2016 referendum
But a continued dispute between London and Brussels over the implementation of the 2020 Brexit treaty in the British province of Northern Ireland has put at risk the historic U.S.-brokered 1998 Irish peace agreement, known as the Good Friday accord, which effectively ended three decades of violence.
The protocol aims to keep the province, which borders EU member Ireland, in both the United Kingdom's customs territory and the EU's single market. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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