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Brexit
Cameron drops big 2016 hint for Brexit referendum date
Est. 3minDavid Cameron dropped his biggest hint yet today (18 December) that Britain will hold its in/out EU referendum next year.
UKIP must replace Farage with fresh face, says party’s only MP
Est. 3minBritain's anti-EU UK Independence Party needs a fresh face as leader after failing to make inroads in an election for a parliamentary seat earlier this month, its only lawmaker has told the BBC.
Brexit: Cameron and EU agree to disagree until February
Est. 4minDavid Cameron gave the 27 other EU leaders a 40-minute speech on the case for a UK’s renegotiation of its membership on Thursday night (17 December) – but walked away from the first night of the summit empty-handed.
Difficult dinner ahead for lonely Cameron
Est. 6minDavid Cameron faces a lonely dinner with his fellow EU leaders tonight, after senior EU diplomats admitted there was no chance of “pulling a rabbit out of the hat” and making progress on the UK’s controversial Brexit demands.
EU law ‘woefully inadequate’ for GM insects, Lords say
Est. 3minBritain should challenge "woefully inadequate" European regulations and launch field trials of genetically modified insects designed to wipe out disease-carrying bugs that harm crops and people, lawmakers said on Thursday (16 December).
Cameron ‘piggy-in-middle’ between UK Eurosceptics and EU leaders
Est. 7minDavid Cameron arrives in Brussels today (16 December) for a crunch EU ‘Brexit’ summit, caught between Eurosceptics at home who regard his renegotiations as “trivial”, and fellow European leaders, who see at least one of his conditions as currently insurmountable.
Cameron not planning to drop EU welfare demands
Est. 3minBritish Prime Minister David Cameron's office on Sunday played down reports that he was prepared to drop one of his key demands for reforming Britain's relationship with the European Union after other countries made it clear they would not accept it.
IMF warns of uncertainty around Brexit vote
Est. 3minA referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union would create economic uncertainty, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in a report Friday, adding she hoped the country would remain in the bloc.
Poland disagrees with UK on ‘Brexit’ welfare restrictions
Est. 3minSome of Britain's demands for EU reform are acceptable, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said on Thursday (10 December), but added there was no agreement on Prime Minister David Cameron's push to curb welfare payments to EU migrants.
Tusk: EU reform deal in sight for Britain, with two exceptions
Est. 6minThe man running negotiations with Britain to keep it in the European Union said leaders could seal a deal in February but warned David Cameron that a central demand to restrict free movement and curb social benefits for EU migrants may be asking too much.
EU-UK deal to prevent Brexit expected in February
Est. 5minEuropean Union leaders could clinch a deal with British Prime Minister David Cameron in February to prevent the bloc's second largest economy leaving, European Council President Donald Tusk said yesterday (3 December).
Barnier: The EU is at risk of disintegration
Est. 7minMichel Barnier, former Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, now Special Counsellor for Defence Policy to Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, said on Wednesday (1 December) that he saw a serious risk of the EU disintegrating.
Britain’s Labour party launches EU ‘in’ campaign
Est. 3minBritain’s opposition Labour Party today (1 December) launched its campaign for the UK to remain in the European Union, saying that the Paris terror attacks showed the need to "stand shoulder to shoulder" with its European partners.
UK to vote on air strikes against ISIS
Est. 4minBritain's Labour Party said yesterday (30 November) its lawmakers could vote according to their consciences on air strikes in Syria, a move which may hand Prime Minister David Cameron the majority he needs to strike Islamic State.
Poland ready to back Britain’s push for EU treaty change
Est. 3minPoland's new Eurosceptic government is ready to support many of Britain's demands for staying in the European Union, but will oppose any move to withhold benefits from the thousands of Poles living there, a senior Polish official said on Sunday (29 November).
Regions push for ‘bottom-up’ approach to climate change mitigation
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Ahead of COP21, EU cities and regions are seeking a bigger role and an expanded toolbox to implement any climate agreement reached in Paris.
UK cancels pioneering carbon capture and storage competition
Est. 3minThe UK government has cancelled its £1 billion (about €1.4 billion) competition for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology just six months before it was due to be awarded, breaking a key pledge in the Conservative party manifesto. EURACTIV's partner The Guardian reports.
December deal for EU reform difficult says Commission’s Brexit boss Faull
Est. 3minIt will be difficult but not impossible for officials renegotiating Britain's EU membership to have a framework ready for substantial discussion at next month's European Union summit, the EU's chief negotiator said on Wednesday.
UK poll shows slight majority for Brexit
Est. 2minA small majority of Britons want to leave the European Union, according to a new opinion poll released on Tuesday (24 November).
Britain’s EU reform talks stumble on social benefits
Est. 5minMember states have firmly rejected British demands to limit EU citizens' rights to social benefits when working in the UK, saying this would be discriminatory.
Schulz on collision course with Cameron over national parliaments’ role
Est. 5minEuropean Parliament President Martin Schulz has said he is in favour of giving a greater role to national parliaments in EU decision-making, one of the key demands of David Cameron seeking a renegotiation of the UK’s EU membership, but it has to be exercised towards national governments not EU institutions.
House of Lords backs lowering the EU referendum voting age to 16
Est. 3minThe parliament's upper house backed on Wednesday (18 November) lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain's continued membership of the European Union, a move that could delay the timing of the crucial vote.
Cameron earmarks half of UK aid budget for fragile states
Est. 5minAt least half of the UK’s £12 billion (€17 billion) aid budget will be spent on supporting fragile and failing states, Prime Minister David Cameron has said ahead of the spending review in a major foreign policy speech at the lord mayor’s banquet.
UK launches inquiry into vehicle type approval after VW scandal
Est. 2minBritain is to launch an inquiry into the system used to approve vehicles, including their emissions levels, in the wake of the diesel engines scandal engulfing Volkswagen.