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Brexit talks between the UK and the European Union have been logjammed for months as both sides refuse to budge on their red lines. Fisheries, competition and state aid have remained a thorn in the side of the bloc and Britain as they seek to agree on a new trade deal before December 31. But Britons have admitted chances of a deal appear now far away, with some insisting Brussels should not be allowed to bully the UK.
Year in review: A look at news events in March 2020
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 4:12 am EDT
A look at news events in March 2020:
01 – Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden scored a resounding victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary, riding a wave of African-American support to get some badly needed momentum for his White House bid.
01 – The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre museum, as Italy was recognized as the epicentre of the outbreak in Europe. A new U.S. government advisory urged Americans not to travel to two Italian regions hardest hit by the new virus, Lombardy and Veneto.
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Sir Michael Leigh
identifies two distinct interpretations of the pandemic so far: a scenario in which Covid-19 becomes the starting point for a relaunch of the EU, and an alternative path in which the crisis precipitates the EU’s disintegration.
The Covid-19 epidemic has been a testing time for the European Union, and for much of the world. Some see it as a pivotal experience for the EU, accelerating European integration in unexpected ways. Others see the epidemic as draining power from Brussels to national capitals, as states, and even regions and cities are the prime actors in efforts to bolster public health.
Ukraine will intensify its participation in global fight against climate change – Zelesnky at Intl Climate Ambition Summit 3 min read
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky took part in the International Climate Ambition Summit, which took place online on December 12, the presidential press service reported. This year, the event was attended by more than 70 heads of state and government, who recorded short video appeals outlining the new and ambitious commitments of their states under the Paris Climate Agreement, a message posted on Sunday morning reads.
In his video address, Zelensky said that this year Ukraine was particularly affected by climate change: prolonged droughts destroyed crops in a number of regions, large-scale forest fires in the east and devastating floods in the west. Every inhabitant of the planet already feels the breath of global warming and suffers losses due to a passive attitude to climate policy, the President stressed.
The Croatian government will on Monday adopt a draft decision to declare an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Saturday.
The Croatian parliament, which ends its current session this week, will also hold an extraordinary sitting, the third since its inauguration, where it is expected to declare an EEZ in the Adriatic.
Foreign ministers of Slovenia, Italy and Croatia will meet in Venice on Saturday to discuss plans by Italy and Croatia to declare exclusive economic zones in the Adriatic Sea, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša announced after speaking on Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Plenković.