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Edinburgh, Scotland.
Joined March 2013
"Whilst the UK will cease to be an EU member, it will remain part of Europe. Our shared geography, history and ties in so many areas inevitably bind us and make us natural allies." joint article by EU leaders @vonderleyen @eucopresident and @EP_President
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That’s it. The #UK will leave the EU tomorrow at midnight (CET) 🇪🇺🇬🇧
The @EUCouncil adopted today the decision on the conclusion of the #WithdrawalAgreement. This step marks the end of the ratification process ahead of #Brexit day tomorrow. Press release: europa.eu/!Gc88my
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Sadly it falls to me to confirm what you know already. After 45 years, @eucommscotland will close on 31 Jan 2020. The UK will no longer be an EU Member State & will become a 3rd country. EU/UK bilateral relations will conducted from our new EU Embassy in London led by Ambassador
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"We will never cease to be a European University" As #BrexitDay approaches @UofGVC shares his thoughts on what the impact of Brexit will be and what the future holds. #TeamUofG Watch the full interview 👉gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/news/hea…
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🇪🇺🇬🇧 The Withdrawal Agreement was signed earlier today by @vonderleyen and @eucopresident. Next stop: @Europarl_EN. Check out our Q&A here: europa.eu/!bv76wY #Brexit
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The #UK is leaving the EU 🇪🇺 next week. We have agreed a detailed Withdrawal Agreement which protects citizens’ rights, avoids a hard border on the island of Ireland & sets out a stand-still transition period until at least the end of 2020. Read more here: europa.eu/!uu99Vu
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In 10 days #UK leaves #EU. Delighted @EUCommScotland to be joined on our final trip to #Brussels by 15 leading #Scottish journalists. Always been a pleasure to deal with. Be in it dispensing praise or criticism of EU policy, Scottish media always provides balanced coverage.Thanks
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Today the President of the @EU_Commission visited staff at the EC Representation in London. Thank you for your encouraging words @vonderleyen 🇪🇺
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🇪🇸 Among EU Member States, Spain exported the most oranges to non-EU countries 🍊 About three quarters of oranges imported to the EU came from 🇿🇦 South Africa and 🇪🇬 Egypt 🍊 Would you like to know more ❓ 🧡 ➡️ For more information: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/pr…
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This is the story of Europe's ordinary heroes. Meet the fishermen, businesses and scientists working side by side to reduce marine litter at the source and to protect future generations. #OceanEU #EUProtects #EUBeachCleanup #ReadyToChange
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✨ Building partnerships ✨ Empowering people ✨ Driving innovation ✨ Fighting inequality ✨ Strengthening alliances What a year it has been! 🙌🏽 What were your #2019Highlights? 🤩 #SolidarityDay
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SAVE THE DATE! #EUBlueDeal conference, the Marine Strategy Directive: 🌊 State of #OurOcean in Europe 🌊 Tackling main pressures 🌊 Working together for the governance of 🇪🇺 seas Brussels 🇧🇪 25-26 March 2020 More info soon! #EUBiodiversity #Biodiversity2020 #OceanEU #EUGreenDeal
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🆕 🚰💧 We heard you #Right2Water 💧 We proposed #DrinkingWaterEU 🚰 Today we welcome the provisional agreement reached by the @Europarl_EN & the @EUCouncil to ensure top quality and access to drinking water in Europe! #EUGreenDeal #EUProtects ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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President of the EU Commission in EP today: "The new EU-UK relationship should be as close as possible. This relationship will be clearly different from today's. The UK will be a third country."
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Migration has shaped our shared history, providing people & countries with new opportunities. ✨ But migration should happen out of aspiration, not desperation. We stand with migrants, to protect their dignity & rights, and ensure all migration is safe & fair. #MigrantsDay
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President of the @EU_Commission and PM Boris Johnson spoke on the phone today👇
Congratulated @BorisJohnson on the phone for his electoral victory. We agreed to launch negotiations asap on future EU-UK partnership. We will meet at the beginning of 2020. The UK will always be a friend, partner and ally. 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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Democracy. The rule of law. Rights and liberties for all. Lisbon gave centre stage to the citizens of #Europe. #LisbonTreaty
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Sending Christmas presents🎁 to friends and family in other EU countries? Use the @EU_Commission's special tool and find the best cross-border delivery service📦 for you 👉 ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/… #SingleMarket
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Vice-President @VDombrovskis on #Brexit transition period & Trade negotiations with UK "We are raising concerns that period for negotiating a Trade agr is going to be very limited and it'll be very problematic. We have not started negotiations, but it"s a very rigid time-frame"
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Courtesy call with @realDonaldTrump. Talked briefly about US-EU relations. I’m convinced, the close friendship and cooperation between Europe and the United States is crucial for mutual success. We both want a fair partnership. Look forward to meeting at the beginning of 2020.
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