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Spain steps up efforts to share control of Gibraltar after Brexit
Spain has submitted a proposal to the UN that would see it share sovereignty over Gibraltar with the UK, as the Iberian nation continues to put its card on the table regarding Brexit. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Eastern Europe and Brexit: Avoiding an ‘ever looser union’
In the wake of the Brexit vote, it remains unclear how aware Central and Eastern European countries are about the short and medium-term risks of the UK leaving the bloc and which strategies they should pursue to mitigate them, writes Ivaylo Iaydjiev.
The silver lining to the Brexit cloud
After a fairly restless summer, the mood on Brexit has shifted in Brussels. Initial disbelief that the UK could have voted to leave is now replaced by acceptance that, “Brexit means Brexit”, writes Andrew Duff.
George Soros: ‘We need an EU that the UK would want to be a part of’
Business magnate George Soros is convinced that the EU needs to reinvent itself. In an interview with EURACTIV's partner WirtschaftsWoche, he explained how Europe should deal with Brexit.
Brexit: A very British drama, a very European challenge
We must not fall prey to the idea that Brexit is the start of an "unravelling" of the EU, write Enrico Letta, Yves Bertoncini and other members of the Jacques Delors Institute.
Kaufmann: Brexit means EU ‘has a mountain to climb ahead of it’
A debate about the future development of the EU has raged across the continent since the UK's Brexit vote. While many believe this is the beginning of the end, others, like Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann MEP, see it as an opportunity to start afresh. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Polish minister blasts Germany’s post-Brexit approach
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski has criticised Germany's approach to European policy after the UK's vote to leave the EU was announced. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Brexit: What about the Northern Ireland Peace Process?
Shortly after the results came in, Sinn Fein declared it would seek a vote on Irish reunification. Consequently, by voting in favour of Brexit, British voters may have endangered the progress of the Northern Ireland Peace Process, writes Karlijn Jans.
The relationship between the posting debate and the Brexit debate
The posting of workers and the issues regarding social security need to be looked at from a shared perspective, writes Frank Vandenbroucke. This op-ed summarises a paper published by the Notre Europe Jacques Delors Institute in Paris.
Merkel ‘looking forward’ to meeting new PM May
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) does not want to put incoming British Prime Minister Theresa May under any undue pressure when it comes to Brexit. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Brexit would disrupt trade more than previously feared
Previous analyses of the cost of Brexit on the UK economy have probably underestimated the trade disruptive impact because the trade-reducing effect of a squeeze on migration has been overlooked, write Andreas Hatzigeorgiouand Magnus Lodefalk.
Scotland offers Europe hope after Brexit catastrophe
Scotland has not let Europe down; it has given the EU the opportunity to salvage something from the wreckage of Brexit, writes Mark Dawson.
Goebel: Brexit should mean ‘fewer Commissioners’
Putting the brakes on further EU enlargement, and a more core approach to Europe: these are two of the ideas proposed by Lutz Goebel, the president of the association of family-owned German businesses. EURACTIV’s partner Der Tagesspiegel reports.
Business as usual as EU-Mercosur talks proceed despite Brexit factor
Argentina's Foreign Affairs Minister Susana Malcorra has confirmed that negotiations between Mercosur and the EU will continue despite the uncertainty created by Brexit. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Brexit: So far so good…
I got my present earlier than expected. Britain voted to leave the EU. I still have to convince my wife, who voted to stay in, that this was a good idea… but as my family was split equally on both sides, we didn’t alter anything, writes Philip Geddes.
Brexit casts doubts on EU-Mexico agreement
The Senate of the Republic of Mexico has warned that Brexit could delay the planned update of the Global Agreement between the Central American country and the EU. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Everything you need to know about Article 50
Most people will have never read a single article of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) before they stumbled recently across the much reported on Article 50. Here is Andrew Duff’s comprehensive guide to the many aspects of Article 50.
Bundesbank chief: Brexit is ‘political crisis’
The UK's decision to leave is being felt on the other side of the Channel; the German economy has been hit by the result as well, the president of Germany's central bank told EURACTIV's partner WirtschaftsWoche.
David McAllister: ‘There can be no cherry picking on Brexit’
"I suspect that no one in London really knows what is going to happen next," said the Vice-President of the European People's Party (EPP), David McAllister, in an interview with EURACTIV Germany.
Boris departure allows a rethink on Brexit
In English politics, we are witnessing the truth of Marx’s maxim that history repeats itself, first as tragedy then as farce, as the man who led the Brexit campaign in order to become prime minister now suddenly renounces his ambition, writes Denis MacShane.
IMF: Deutsche Bank is biggest threat to global financial system
Deutsche Bank poses the greatest systemic threat to the global financial system, according to the International Monetary Fund. EURACTIV’s partner Milano Finanza reports.
After Brexit: The Fall?
Historians warn against reading too much into the importance of the present, but it’s difficult not to worry about the impact of the UK’s vote. Brexit was a distinctly British decision but has knock-on effects for the UK, for Europe and for the wider world, writes Mark Rhinard.
As it happened: First EU summit post-Brexit
Following the UK's historic decision to leave the EU, member states convened in Brussels to begin the unprecedented decision of discussing the terms of its divorce. Follow EURACTIV's live blog below for all the developments as they happened.