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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 12 February 2019

UK's May seeks compromise with Labour in EU divorce deal

Associated Press some suggest, but said the makers in Parliament have
LONDON (AP) — British Conservative government emphatically rejected
Prime Minister Theresa May can't accept Corbyn's cus- May's divorce deal, raising
sought a compromise Mon- toms union demand be- the prospect of a no-deal
day with opposition leader cause it would prevent Brit- exit from the bloc unless
Jeremy Corbyn in hopes of ain from negotiating trade more parliamentary sup-
securing his backing for a deals with other countries. port is found.
divorce deal with the Euro- He said May's agreement EU leaders have turned
pean Union. would achieve most of down May's plea to rene-
The political maneuver- Corbyn's goals without pre- gotiate parts of the legally
ing comes amid strong venting independent trade binding Brexit withdrawal
signs that uncertainty over deals. bill, making the no-deal
Brexit is already clamping "I agree that the longer this outcome more likely even
down on Britain's economic goes on, the more risky it though both sides believe
growth. gets, obviously," Stewart it would harm their econo-
Taking a cordial tone, May said. "But, the solution to mies.
suggested further talks with Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, center, British Secretary this has to be to get Jeremy May is to give a statement
of State for International Trade Liam Fox, left, and Liechtenstein's
the Labour Party leader- Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick, right, shake hands after signing a Corbyn, or the Labour Par- to Parliament on Tuesday,
ship even as she said she trade agreement in Bern, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. ty, or indeed Parliament as a day earlier than planned.
did not see the advantage Associated Press a whole, to come behind a Downing Street said that
of permanent membership deal." would give Parliament a
in the EU's customs union, backing her troubled Brexit art told the BBC that dif- Time pressure is mounting. few days to consider her
a key demand Corbyn is bill in Parliament. ferences between the two Britain is due to leave the remarks.q
seeking in exchange for Justice Minister Rory Stew- parties aren't as great as EU on March 29, but law-
Rights expert: Hungary backsliding on women, refugee rights

By PABLO GORONDI Prime Minister Viktor Or- they do not want to live in
Associated Press ban's government to "re- an immigrant country."
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — verse its worrying course" Last year Hungary ap-
Hungary is facing "many in- on human rights. proved jail sentences for
terconnected human rights Orban's government said people convicted of aid-
challenges," including laws Mijatovic's criticism was ing asylum-seekers and put
targeting civic groups, "not unexpected" and taxes on grants or contribu-
backsliding on women's called it a "political attack" tions from foreign sources.
rights and the systematic related to Hungary's "zero Mijatovic said the new laws
detention of asylum-seek- tolerance" position on im- had "a continuous chilling
ers, the Council of Europe's migration. It said it expect- effect on the human rights
human rights chief said ed further criticism ahead work of civil society organi-
Monday. of the European Parliament zations."
Commissioner Dunja Mi- election in May. On women's rights, she
jatovic, who visited Hunga- "As the elections ap- noted that 28 percent of
ry last week, also expressed proach, we can expect Hungarian women age 15 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual "State
concerns about the inde- a rather sharp rise in the or over have experienced of Hungary" speech in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Feb. 10,
pendence of Hungary's number of such political at- physical or sexual violence. 2019.
media and judiciary. tacks against Hungary," the "There is an urgent need to Associated Press
"The space for the work of government's International raise awareness of violence
NGOs, human rights de- Communications Office against women in Hunga- ing that the country was sit zones, since that blocks
fenders and journalists criti- said. "However, Hungary will ry," Mijatovic said, urging expanding support services them from being able to
cal of the government has continue its migration poli- the government to ratify to address the problem. "apply for refugee protec-
become very narrow and cy, because ... the Hungar- the Istanbul Convention on Mijatovic also said Hungary tions guaranteed under in-
restricted," Mijatovic said ian people have declared combating domestic vio- should stop detaining asy- ternational and European
in a statement, calling on their opinion and their will: lence, while acknowledg- lum-seekers at border tran- law."q