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Xavier Bettel

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Gender Male
Age 51
Date of birth March 3,1973
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Luxembourg
Spouse Gauthier Destenay
Party Democratic Party
Office Prime Minister of Luxembourg
ParentsAniela Bettel
Claude Bettel
Official site gouvernement.lu
NationalityLuxembourgish
Position Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2013
Education Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Previous positionMayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013)
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Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician serving as Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2013. He was previously a member of the Chamber of Deputies and Mayor of Luxembourg City. Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.

Brexit: Europe's heads of state and government votes in the Parliament drama

Brexit: Europe's heads of state and government votes in the Parliament drama
Feb 16,2020 7:17 am

... Johnson patted on the shoulder and Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel beamed him - after recently mocked him for dodging a press conference...

Luxembourg's PM at the press conference: I didn't want to humiliate' Johnson

Luxembourg's PM at the press conference: I didn't want to humiliate' Johnson
Feb 16,2020 6:21 am

...said In a BBC exclusive, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, it was never his intention to keep humble Boris Johnson on Monday to a press conference without him...

Brexit: talks 'should not warn an excuse' Barnier

Brexit: talks 'should not warn an excuse' Barnier
Feb 16,2020 6:20 am

... He said the country pipsqueak leader Xavier Bettel had humiliated the ritual of his over with an appearance at a press conference without him, and reviled his Brexit policy...

News Daily: BGH agreement irritation and SNL-bags actor

News Daily: BGH agreement irritation and SNL-bags actor
Feb 16,2020 6:18 am

... What Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel s the meaning of the contempt? Katya Adler, Europe editorWhat, exactly, are we to make of the Oh-so-public vent on Monday by the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, after his meeting with Boris Johnson? this means that the EU has lost patience and is no longer in the negotiations with the Johnson administration? Can we expect Angela Merkel rant or a Mark Rutte next rave? Quite the contrary...

Headlines: Johnson 'humbled' to take Lineker 'pay-cut

Headlines: Johnson 'humbled' to take Lineker 'pay-cut
Feb 16,2020 6:17 am

...Mr Johnson skipped a press conference with his Luxembourg counterpart A single image dominates most of the front pages - the photo of the Luxembourg Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, pointing to the empty podium to the left of Boris Johnson the decision to move from a joint press conference during his visit on Monday...

Brexit: Boris Johnson, attacked by Luxembourg PM over 'nightmare'

Brexit: Boris Johnson, attacked by Luxembourg PM over 'nightmare'
Feb 16,2020 6:17 am

... Xavier Bettel said the British government had failed to put any serious proposals for a new offer...

Brexit press conference goes on without Johnson

Brexit press conference goes on without Johnson
Feb 16,2020 6:17 am

...the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel said the EU needs more than words by the British government, when a British EU-exit deal is agreed, from 31...

British EU exit 'a nightmare', says the Prime Minister of Luxembourg

British EU exit 'a nightmare', says the Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Feb 16,2020 6:15 am

... Xavier Bettel, said Mr Johnson had failed, allowing put no serious plans to, an offer of 31...

Brexit: Europe's heads of state and government votes in the Parliament drama

Feb 16,2020 6:11 am

Angela Merkel said that the EU negotiate to have the Brexit offer

The Mood among Europe's heads of state and heads of government was triumphant. They had a deal on, and as each was made in Brussels, happy. But the EU, the relief is only of short duration?

the main cities in Europe, all eyes Will now decide on Westminster, for a rare Saturday session of Parliament , the fate of the revised Brexit offer.

"It is now a question of the faith in The British Parliament of his decision," said Germany's Angela Merkel .

they were here. Theresa May 's offer Three Times , was rejected by MPs. But More Than 90% of the New Deal is deal... Theresa May .

The Challenge , a permeable external EU border in Northern Ireland was the stone of stumbling, the required solution.

"He's colorful, sometimes'

Finally won the eurosceptic Boris Johnson , famous for poking fun at the EU bureaucracy, generous praise from the EU leaders at The Summit in Brussels.

One of his most fierce critics of the EU to the Brexit, the French President, Emmanuel Macron , said that Mr Johnson's "strategic thinking, his willingness to engage and the desire to hold out". He added that "he is colorful, sometimes".

The Summit Chairman Donald Tusk warm Mr. Johnson patted on the shoulder and Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel beamed Him - after recently mocked Him for dodging a press conference.

After More Than three years of agonizing negotiations, the EU is of the opinion that it is limit now, an innovative solution for the North of Ireland .

In one-on-one talks with the Irish Prime Minister (PM) Leo Varadkar , before The Summit , Boris Johnson accepted that Northern Ireland could, to keep the EU standards and have a unique customs control system.

It means, in fact, a customs border in the Irish Sea , with the new controls on goods in the Northern Irish ports and Belfast airport.

goods destined for The Republic of Ireland to the EU under the EU tariff regime.

The special arrangement was required by both sides' commitment to the 1998 "Good Friday agreement". The peace agreement requires that there is no "hard" limit on The Island of Ireland .

But the Brexit offer the UK would take from the EU single market and customs Union , often described as "hard" Brexit.

What's next?

So much for the legal formalities. The big question now is whether Mr Johnson can get The Deal through The House of Commons.

on A Day of high drama expected, like the vote on a Knife Edge . The government's recent suspension of Parliament ruled illegal by the Supreme Court angered many members.

It was a discomfort leaders between the EU, if you are asked what you would do if Westminster refused this offer.

he Would grant a third extension of the Brexit Negotiations ?

Mr Varadkar was asked if there was an EU Plan B . His answer: "Plan B is not a deal. We do not hope that to happen. "

It was not a guarantee for a further extension, he said.

The pressure to meet the 31. October deadline, it is in The Summit conclusions, the EU is to challenge, prepare you for The Deal "to enter into force on 1. November".

The offer can be in a transition period until the end of 2020. In contrast, a no-deal scenario, the UK would make a "third country" with an overnight stay, subject to EU customs duties and other barriers immediately.

The EU, Donald Tusk , not for the extension to exclude. But the President of Macron, said: "I do not believe that a new delay Will be agreed. I think we need to move to the end of the negotiations and discussions on the future of relations. "

A year is not much time for the EU to negotiate a trade deal with the UK free.

And The Risk of no deal Brexit has not disappeared.

Belgium alone could lose about 42,000 jobs in the worst-case scenario, according to a University of Leuven study. The port of Zeebrugge has over half of its trade with the UK.

in the Midst of the European sadness and frustration about Brexit, it is also a kind of optimism.

Mr Varadkar said that the EU had shown "tremendous solidarity" with Ireland , and he called it " a Union ", in which the small States are protected". And Ulrich Ladurner , Brussels correspondent for Germany, the time is daily, told the BBC: "Many Europeans feel Brexit has shown, the strength of the EU".



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Source of news: bbc.com

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