Sturgeon Calls for Extended Brexit Deadline Amid New Virus Strain Crisis
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for the Brexit transition period to be extended beyond the Dec. 31 deadline amid the spread of a new strain of the CCP virus in southeast England.
Sturgeon made her comments as many European countries close their borders with the UK due to the new faster-spreading variant of the virus.
“It is now imperative that PM [Boris Johnson] seeks an agreement to extend the Brexit transition period,” Sturgeon wrote on Twitter on Sunday. Lorries parked on the M20 near Folkestone, England, on Dec. 21, 2020. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)
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The Government insists that it will defend “the need to adopt coordinated measures” in the EU
The Government of Spain announced on Sunday evening that, as a result of the appearance of a new strain of coronavirus in the United Kingdom, it will increase the control of PCR tests to people from the UK who arrive at it’s airports and ports.
As such, Spain has ruled out, for the time being, the suspension of travel to and from the United Kingdom after the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Italy, Ireland, France and Sweden all decided to do so, due to the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus.
European countries suspend flights with the United Kingdom due to new strain of coronavirus, more contagious and out of control The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Austria have suspended air connections with Great Britain, while Germany, Spain and France are analyzing joining the measure.
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This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
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WHO called for tightening controls to contain the new strain. This Sunday, several European countries began to
The scramble for a post-Brexit trade deal has headed into a new week after talks were overshadowed by the coronavirus crisis and ended with no breakthrough on fishing rights.
As Belgium, France and many of their European Union neighbours closed rail and air links to the United Kingdom, which had warned it has discovered a new strain of the virus, debate dragged on in Brussels on Sunday.
After EU negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost met at the EU headquarters, the former French minister tweeted: “In this crucial moment for the negotiations, we continue to work hard. The EU remains committed to a fair, reciprocal and balanced agreement. We respect the sovereignty of the UK. And we expect the same.”