Brexit: Last News

Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU saw workers from some professions allowed to travel on business without the need to apply for a visa. However, musicians were not covered in the deal, adding huge costs to tours of the continent.According to the Independent, a “standard” proposal that would exempt performers from needing a visa to enter countries in the EU for trips under 90 days was turned down by the government.“It is usually in our agreements with third countries, that [work] visas are not required for musicians,” a source told the paper.

NME that their Brexit deal plans to allow for more freedom of movement for touring artists and their crew were “rejected by the EU,” while the industry continues to call for more action to prevent “catastrophic” damage”.Earlier this year, a number of artists and other industry insiders told NME of the widespread concern that Brexit new rules, tariffs, carnets and restrictions could further jeopardise the £5.2billion music industry when it is safe for live shows to return – and echoed earlier calls for a special Musicians’ Passport for touring artists and crew to allow them to tour freely through Europe.

Brexit trade deal, the chief executive of UK Music has warned.The government agreed on a deal with the EU on Christmas Eve ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1, 2021.While workers from some industries will be able to travel to the EU on business without a visa, musicians are not included in the list of exemptions.Bands and industry figures have warned that extra visa costs could make touring the continent financially unviable.

Brexit transition period.The UK will officially fully leave the European Union on January 1, 2021, with the government having finalised a deal on December 24.That agreement allows workers in several industries to enter the EU without a visa, but does not include musicians in the clause. To tour Europe, bands and artists may need secure visas for each country they are scheduled to perform in.

Brexit trade deal announced yesterday (December 24).The UK and the EU came to the agreement just one week before the nations are set to fully leave the union following 2016’s referendum.The deal includes points on travel for UK citizens within the EU – a key concern for touring artists – as well as imports and exports, security, manufacturing, energy and more.In a statement, Njoku-Goodwin said the deal was “welcome and has removed some of the uncertainty facing the music industry”, but left “many questions” for the field, including “what it means for touring”.“The Prime Minister has promised there will be no non-tariff barriers, so it is vital that Government delivers on this promise and ensures there are no barriers to British musicians

the prospect of a No Deal Brexit still a distinct possibility, the prevailing sense of uncertainty over the future of UK and EU relations is already having a knock-on effect across the UK music industry. Warnings about the potentially “catastrophic” impact of a No Deal Brexit have been sounded recently as that outcome would, for example, very likely prevent thousands of British musicians from being able to afford to tour Europe next year.“Our industry is reeling and in a dreadful state,” Annabella Coldrick, chief executive of the Music Manager’s Forum, told NME last month.

Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana has now been banned from hiring a British actor in the key role of a young Prince William because of Brexit, according to a casting notice.Casting director Amy Hubbard tweeted an appeal for a young actor to “believably play Prince William at 11 years old” for “Spencer,” an upcoming docudrama about the late Lady Di.“Must have a European passport (NOT British European due to new Brexit rules from January 1st 2021),” the appeal noted of the film being shot in Germany next year.So far, 30-year-old “Twilight” star Stewart is the only actor confirmed for the upcoming film, with other key royals in her life-story including ex-husband Prince Charles and William’s brother Harry not listed on IMDB.While the casting

The Mirror reports that the funding will come from a previously announced budget of £120 million, it comes as the government face criticism for a pay freeze for almost 4million workers in the latest spending review.Under the working title of ‘Festival UK*2022’, organisers are seeking applications for teams who are seeking commissions for the event.As The BBC previously reported, the event’s chief creative officer, Martin Green, is looking for “big ideas” that can showcase British innovation to the globe, as well as healing nationwide divides as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU.Green, who was previously the head of ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics, said: “This project was conceived to happen after our exit from the EU and

racism has grown’ since 2016, when Donald Trump was elected and the UK voted to leave the EU. The singer – real name Deborah Anne Dyer – also opened up on the ‘vital’ Black Lives Matter movement.The 53-year-old told Classic Rock magazine: ‘Black Lives Matter is really important, because there’s been an air, when black people talk about racism, they kind of get shoved to the side.‘No one really wanted to talk about it.

to the BBC, the event’s chief creative officer Martin Green is looking for “big ideas” that can showcase British innovation to the globe, as well as healing nationwide divides as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU.Green, who was previously the head of ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics, said: “This project was conceived to happen after our exit from the EU and acknowledges that we have been going through, and are going through, a divisive time.“Creativity has always proven itself brilliant at finding more of what we have in common than what we don’t.

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Premier League clubs will not be able to sign foreign players under the age of 18 due to new FIFA regulations, moving away from EU law due to Brexit.

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Boris Johnson announced earlier tonight that he is bringing in strict new measures in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.

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We gazed down from our craggy outpost on Bray Head across the glistening waters of the Irish Sea below us.

Ex-England rugby player Brian Moore has claimed that political donor Arron Banks and his Leave.EU colleague Andy Wigmore posted “naked photos” to him after the pair traded jibes on Twitter.