Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson’s plan to leave EU on 31 January
(UTV|COLOMBO) – MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. They voted 358 to 234...
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Poland may have to leave EU, Supreme Court warns
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Poland could have to leave the EU over its judicial reform proposals, the country’s Supreme Court has warned. The proposals would allow judges...
Brexit: EU to consider extension as MPs mull election
(UTV|COLOMBO) – EU ambassadors are to meet to discuss what length of Brexit extension to offer the UK, as MPs consider Boris Johnson’s call for an...
EU election monitoring group to arrive in Sri Lanka today
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Members of the European Election Monitoring Association (EEMA) will arrive in the country today (Oct 15) in line with the upcoming presidential election, an...
A strong NO from EU to death penalty
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The European Union Heads of Missions have reiterated their strong opposition of the EU and its Member States to capital punishment in all circumstances...
EU to take migrants from Alan Kurdi rescue ship
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Malta has allowed a group of 65 migrants rescued off Libya to disembark on its territory after picking them up from a rescue ship....
EU and Mercosur agree huge trade deal after 20-year talks
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The EU and South American economic bloc Mercosur have clinched a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker...
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont can run in EU elections – court
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The pro-independence former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, can run for election to the European Parliament this month, a Madrid court has ruled. The...
Brexit: UK and EU agree Brexit delay to 31 October
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UK and the EU have agreed a “flexible extension” of Brexit until 31 October, European Council president Donald Tusk has said. Speaking after...
SRI LANKA LAUNCHES APEX TRADE OPERATION BACKED BY EU, ITC GENEVA
(UTV|COLOMBO) – In the pursuit of its ambitious, new export target of US $ 23 Bn by next year, Sri Lanka is enlisting unprecedented international backing...