Jon Stone

London

EU–UK Reporter at POLITICO Europe

EU–UK Reporter at @POLITICOEurope; documenter of London cycle routes (link below) [email protected]

Articles

EU warns Britain’s war on newts could violate Brexit deal

5 days ago | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen |Jon Stone

LONDON — Britain has it in for its bats and newts — and Brussels is alarmed. A confidential EU report, seen by POLITICO, warned that U.K. plans to strip away nature protections in pursuit of economic growth could put the British government in breach of the Brexit trade deal.
How Macron is playing hardball as UK’s Starmer strives for EU reset

1 week ago | politico.eu | Clea Caulcutt |Giovanna Faggionato |Jon Stone |Marion Solletty

PARIS — The French have long had a habit of annoying the British. Lately they’ve been digging their heels in over concessions they want Prime Minister Keir Starmer to accept in return for his hoped-for reset with the EU. From defense to fisheries, France’s diplomats have been playing hardball, according to officials from both sides.
What we do (and don’t) know about the UK-India trade deal

1 week ago | politico.eu | Jon Stone |Caroline Hug |Graham Lanktree |Sophie Inge

LONDON — The fifteenth time’s a charm, it would seem. After a series of false starts, missed Diwali deadlines and changes of government, the U.K. and India have finally put their differences aside to strike a free trade agreement. But the final pact — with some details set out Tuesday — is far from what negotiators imagined when they launched the talks back in 2022, with compromises made on both sides.
It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

1 week ago | politico.eu | Jon Stone

BRUSSELS — Keir Starmer promised voters a big Brexit reset. This week, Britain's prime minister will have to decide just how big. British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts as they prepare for the looming May 19 Brexit summit in London. Their goal is to break what one EU official described as a “deadlock” on key issues ahead of Starmer’s big foreign policy set piece.
It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jon Stone

A Reform UK Councillor Has Been Suspended By The Party 3 Days After Being ElectedDonna Edmunds had threatened to defect at some point in the future. A Reform UK councillor has been suspended by the party just three days after being …
Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels

1 week ago | politico.eu | Jon Stone

LONDON — Brexit Britain is to remain a safe haven for sand eels after EU legal action to reverse a ban on catching the snakey fish failed. The U.K. government beefed up its marine environmental protections after leaving the EU — enraging continental fishermen and prompting a legal challenge last year. But the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Friday ruled that the U.K.’s ban was based on the best available science and did not discriminate against EU fishers.
"Wolny i otwarty handel". W ten sposób Londyn i Bruksela chcą przeciwstawić się Trumpowi i odwrócić skutki brexitu

2 weeks ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Camille Gijs |Jon Stone

Projekt, do którego dotarło POLITICO, zapowiada "nowe strategiczne partnerstwo" między Londynem a Brukselą oparte na "utrzymaniu globalnej stabilności gospodarczej i [...] wzajemnym zaangażowaniu w wolny i otwarty handel". W tym samym czasie brytyjski rząd Keira Starmera prowadzi negocjacje z administracją Trumpa, aby spróbować uzyskać wyłączenie z nowych ceł prezydenta USA.
UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Camille Gijs |Jon Stone

BRUSSELS — Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
EU-UK defense deal in sight at May summit

1 month ago | politico.eu | Jon Stone

LONDON — Britain and the European Union are closing in on a new defense pact, which they hope to sign next month. But it all depends on fish. EU ambassadors met in Brussels on Friday to prepare for the next major Brexit milestone — a long-awaited London summit on May 19.
Britain rekindles old flames as trade war simmers

1 month ago | politico.eu | Sophie Inge |Jon Stone |Graham Lanktree

“There is a great sense of positivity and also eagerness and dedication to have this concluded sooner rather than later from both the sides,” Sitharaman told reporters at a joint briefing following the discussions. But Trump’s trade war won’t see India “rush” into a deal, Sitharaman told an audience at India’s High Commission the day before. While she and Reeves both said progress was made, thorny issues remain.