Articles about “Great Britain”
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THEMENBILD - die aktuellen Preise für Diesel und Benzin werden an einer Tankstelle angezeigt, aufgenommen am 10. März 2021 in Kaprun, Österreich // the current prices for diesel and gasoline are indicated a gas station, Kaprun, Austria on 2021/03/10 EXPA Pictures © 2021, PhotoCredit: EXPA/ JFK - 20220310_PD7791 - Rechteinfo: Rights Managed (RM)
Soaring Oil Prices may Accelerate Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels
After the oil price climbed to its highest level since 2008 in the previous week, the countries want to end their dependence on Russian oil and natural gas supplies.
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ACT action_18764135 -- London: Neue 5 Pfund Münze mit Sehenswürdigkeiten der britischen Hauptstadt vorgestellt / 170714 ***The Royal Mint has today unveiled some unusual photographs of famous British landmarks where icons including Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge are replaced with coins bearing their likeness. The photographs were commissioned by The Royal Mint to showcase the first set in their new Portrait of Britain coin collection which celebrates world-renowned London landmarks on four colour printed silver £5 coins, each bearing an intricate design engraved on the reverse. The Royal Mint engravers Laura Clancy and Glyn Davies have captured the spirit of four instantly-recognisable British landmarks Elizabeth Tower, housing Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square. In their designs, each British icon is viewed as though through the eyes of a visitor, seen through passing crowds or rain showers, giving the coins the feel of an impressionist painting. Glyn Davies, The Royal Mint engraver said: We visited the landmarks in London, and it struck us that its never possible to get an uninterrupted view of them without being obscured in some way by the weather, other tourists or even their location. On returning we drew up compositions and added a wash of watercolour.*** - 20140717_PD0743
Looming hard Brexit pushes Pound further down
The hard brexit is described as the most economically unfavorable outcome. First effects can be seen with the Pound.
Brexit agreement ahead of vote in British Parliament
The “divorce agreement” of the British with the EU stands. At the highly anticipated EU Special Summit on Sunday, Britain and the EU agreed on their post-Brexit relations at the end of March 2019. Now only the vote in the British House of Commons is missing. It’s getting tight.