Days after the UK and the EU finally agreed a trade deal, it’s been successfully voted through Parliament by 521 to 73.
This means that the deal – known as the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – will now head to the House of Lords and needs to become law before the post-Brexit transition ends at midnight on Thursday, December 31, 2021.
But what exactly does the deal mean?
EU funding for tech projects appears to have been put on hold following the economic uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote and the subsequent change of government in the UK.
The Treasury insists no funding has been stopped though – so what’s going on?
Updated Monday, June 27, 2016
Thursday’s historic referendum vote went in favour of the ‘Leave’ campaign, and so now the UK faces the prospect of a future outside of the European Union (EU) – and it’s a future that’s looking increasingly uncertain by the day.
So will small businesses be better in or out of the EU?
In exactly two weeks from now, in arguably the most important referendum in generations, UK voters will be making a decision on whether or not to leave the European Union (EU).
So should the majority vote leave, giving the Brexit campaign a win, what will the implications be for the UK and European economies?
It’s almost time for the UK to decide on whether to stay on as a member of the European Union (EU), or exit (brexit) and take back sole control of its affairs.
It’s a massive decision the sort that only comes along once in a generation, if that, so here are some of the facts about the UK and EU…
Telecom 360 – the parent company of ConferenceCall.co.uk – has its sights set on becoming Europe’s number one conference call provider following a high profile acquisition.
Exporting is great, whether to within or outside of the EU – the trouble is, exporting to outside the EU is a little trickier to exporting within the EU.
So check out our guide to exporting to outside the EU to find out some of the rules and regulations you’ll need to get to grips with.
Exporting is great!
That’s the message the government is sending out to try and get UK businesses of all shapes and sizes trading across the globe, and it’s a message we’ve long been behind – check out our Guides & How To section for information on trading in over 70 countries worldwide and the simplest way to set up a conference call to keep in touch with your international customers, clients and colleagues.
The trouble is, if you’re thinking of branching out and exporting your goods or services, it can be difficult to know where to begin – so check out our two-part guide on exporting from the UK.
First up, exporting to countries within the European Union (EU)…
The internet has made the world a smaller place – a concept that has been completely lost on phone operators across the globe who feel not all internet connections are created equally.
So if you’ve ever got back from holiday only to find you’ve been charged the earth for those texts, Tweets and Instagram updates, you’ll be happy to know data roaming charges are to be scrapped within the European Union (EU) within the next two years.
Blue chip tech companies are no strangers to scrutiny from the European Commission (EC) – over the past couple of decades tech giants like Microsoft and Intel have had their business models challenged by Europe’s regulators, and now it looks like it’s finally Google’s turn to go under the microscope.
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