About: UK referendum on Europe Archives
-
Post-Brexit trade deal with Trump will take years not days, warns former US ambassador to EU
EXCLUSIVE/ Any free trade agreement between Britain and the United States will take years rather than the 90 days mooted by Donald Trump’s supporters, the former US ambassador to the EU warned the day before (26 January) British Prime Minister Theresa May meets the new president.
-
UK government publishes draft bill on triggering Article 50
Britain's government on Thursday (26 January) published a draft law that would authorise Prime Minister Theresa May to begin the procedure for leaving the European Union in an important milestone towards Brexit.
-
UK police arrest man over racist abuse at Brexit appeal woman
British police said on Wednesday (25 January) they had arrested a man on suspicion of sending racial abuse to the woman who won the court battle that means Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliament's approval before starting the Brexit process.
-
UK parliament must approve triggering Article 50, Supreme Court rules
The UK Parliament must vote to authorise triggering Article 50, the British Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday (24 January), in a landmark verdict and a blow to Theresa May’s government.
-
Unhealthy divisions don’t help access to best healthcare
In the wake of the Brexit vote and Donald Trump being sworn in as US president, the divisions in crucial parts of the Western world are clear and stark, warns Denis Horgan.
-
Brexit will cost British businesses ‘billions’ unless Circular Economy Package is replaced
Brexit will cost British businesses billions of euros in lost efficiency savings, unless the government develops strong policies to replace the EU’s Circular Economy Package, researchers warned today (23 January).
-
ECB: Any country leaving eurozone must settle bill first
Any country leaving the eurozone would have to settle its claims or debts with the bloc's payments system before severing ties, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has said.
-
BuzzFeed editor: Brexit calls for European media cooperation
BuzzFeed UK Europe Editor Alberto Nardelli advocates for more translation and localisation of media content, as well as more cooperation to balance out the often biased English-speaking press.
-
Far-right ‘counter-summit’ claims ‘Europe will wake up in 2017’
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen urged European voters to follow the example of Americans and the British and "wake up" in 2017, at a meeting of far-right leaders aiming to oust established parties in elections this year.
-
May braces for new Brexit battle over court ruling
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a landmark court ruling on Tuesday (24 January) that could put a dent in her Brexit plans by handing control of the process to restive lawmakers.
-
Gibraltar is ‘one EU entity’ with UK, ECJ says in Brexit gambling blow
Britain and Gibraltar count as one EU state in terms of a key aspect of the single market, a senior EU lawyer said Thursday, in an opinion that could effect the territory's life after Brexit.
-
Scottish minister: Scotland faces being Brexit collateral damage
Scotland’s Europe minister has demanded a separate Brexit deal for Scotland, which would separate its immigration system from the rest of the UK, retain freedom of movement and maintain EU single market access. Otherwise, Fiona Hyslop warns Scotland faces suffering collateral damage caused by the British government.
-
The Times: EU needs ‘bold leadership and honest thinking’ on migration
European leaders can't keep pretending freedom of movement is not an issue. Whether, in the context of Brexit or the migration crisis, inaction is undermining people's confidence in the EU, says Emma Tucker.
-
Shadow Brexit spokeswoman: ‘Easy to understand why some voted Leave’
Theresa May’s 12 point plan has put some meat on the bones of “Brexit means Brexit”. Baroness Dianne Hayter spoke to EURACTIV Slovakia before the prime minister’s speech about a number of issues, including freedom of movement, the next step for the Labour Party and how a post-Brexit UK will look.
-
Gurría: ‘Brexit damage is only beginning’
British Prime Minister Theresa May will address the World Economic Forum today (19 January) to try and convince the global elite of the soundness of her Brexit plan. A staunch critic of Brexit in the past, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría now offers his support to the British government to minimise the damage caused by the break-up.
-
EU won’t punish Britain for Brexit, claims Juncker
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker today (18 January) said that the executive was not looking to punish Britain in EU-UK negotiations over Brexit.
-
Europeans ask May: Where is the give for all this take?
European leaders applauded Theresa May for providing clarity by finally outlining her plan for a clean break with the EU, but said she needed to be realistic about the price Britain would pay for leaving.
-
The Economist: We didn’t win the Brexit argument but eventually could
Readers of The Economist probably voted quite strongly to remain in the European Union and so lost the argument over Brexit, says John Peet. But as people start to worry about the economic consequences of Brexit, public opinion could shift towards a solution that minimises the damage, he argues.
-
May unveils UK government’s ’12 point plan’ for Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May declared the start of two years of Brexit negotiations today (17 January) with a landmark speech setting out the UK’s 12 priorities, including leaving the single market, a new negotiation on the EU customs union and a parliament vote on any final deal.
-
May throws down gauntlet to European leaders
Watching Theresa May in a hotel room in the capital of a small European nation, not in the EU, has been a surreal experience. Her insistence that every other EU leader had to accept that their citizens cannot any longer travel to the UK on the terms they can today seemed borderline impertinent, writes Denis MacShane.
-
‘Fantasy’ to think others will follow Brexit, Moscovici tells Trump
It's fantasy to think other European countries will follow Britain in deciding to leave the European Union, Pierre Moscovici said on Monday (16 January), after US President-elect Donald Trump said he believed it would be the case.
-
Britain threatens to undercut EU if Brexit plans fail
Britain warned on Sunday (15 January) it might undercut the EU economically if it cannot obtain both single market access and immigration controls, as Prime Minister Theresa May prepared her big Brexit strategy speech.
-
Tagesspiegel publisher: Tech-savvy journalists are the key to media innovation
Sebastian Turner is the publisher and part-owner of Der Tagesspiegel. Based in Berlin, the seventy-one-year-old newspaper is considered one of Germany's most influential dailies. In a #Media4EU interview with Christophe Leclercq, the founder of EURACTIV, Turner explained why the media should not be owned by oligarchs and how the sector will reform itself.
-
Trump staff asked EU officials which countries will leave the EU next
Aides to US President-elect Donald Trump recently asked EU officials over the phone which countries will be next to leave the bloc after Britain, outgoing US ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner said. Gardner was told about the conversations by EU institution staff members, but was not in on the calls.