EU
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3 Oct
EU parliament sides with Barnier: Brexit talks have not made sufficient progress
The European Parliament passed a motion by 557 to 92 votes on Tuesday afternoon warning that “sufficient progress has not yet been made” on first agreeing the divorce deal.
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27 Sep
Macron’s ambitious plans to breath life back into the EU
Yesterday French president Emmanuel Macron set out a series of proposals and methods to develop an extensive road map for the European Union.
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6 Sep
Michael Caine has blasted Jean-Claude Juncker over Brexit
Sir Michael Caine is not a happy bunny.
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30 Aug
Google’s moved to comply with EU antitrust rules but it won’t make much difference
Google has submitted details of how it plans to stop favouring its shopping service to comply with a European Union antitrust order.
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22 Aug
The next round of Brexit talks start in one week’s time — what can we expect?
Here we are already.
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17 Aug
Brexit leaders: What has Liam Fox got to do with leaving the EU?
As the secretary of state for international trade and president of the board of trade, Liam Fox is one of the most powerful politicians negotiating Brexit.
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15 Aug
Brexit leaders: Who is the European Parliament’s Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt?
Before the Brexit referendum you could probably be forgiven for not knowing the name Guy Verhofstadt.
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15 Aug
Brexit leaders: Who is the Keir Starmer, Labour’s anti-Brexit legal hot-shot?
There are few lawyers in Britain at the moment with such a storied career as that of Keir Starmer.
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14 Aug
Brexit leaders: Why did Boris Johnson get behind Brexit?
Within the ranks of the Leave Campaign, Boris Johnson was second only to Nigel Farage in terms of fronting media coverage.
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11 Aug
Brexit leaders: Where does Jeremy Corbyn actually stand on Brexit?
As Labour leader during the referendum, many expected Jeremy Corbyn to become a prominent figure in the Remain campaign.
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9 Aug
Travel expenses revealed, these European Union commissioners cost Britain the most
The cries of Brexiteers are clear – the European Union is costing Britain too much money.
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9 Aug
Brexit could have been avoided if people had better education
According to a new study from the University of Leicester, one of the most decisive factors in how people voted during the Brexit referendum was their level of education.
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4 Aug
Politics at the Fringe: 17 amazing political shows for 2017’s festival
While Edinburgh Fringe is definitely the place to be for frivolity and fun in the coming weeks, the festival also has a proud tradition of engaging in plenty of politics.
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3 Aug
What are baby boxes and are they safer than cots?
There is no evidence that baby boxes are safer than cots, according to the Lullaby Trust, a British charity working to reduce infant mortality.
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31 Jul
The first spoils of Brexit: these are the countries looking to host London’s EU agencies in 2019
The deadline closes tonight for European Union (EU) countries bidding to host two prized EU agencies after Brexit.
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27 Jul
When are the next Brexit negotiations?
A year on from the divisive European Union referendum, Brexit negotiations are now underway.
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27 Jul
Brexit: Slump in UK car sales as production drops by almost 14 percent
UK car production dropped by 13.7 percent in June compared to a year earlier — the third consecutive month of falling output.
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27 Jul
Amber Rudd launches new report into the contributions EU migrants make, a year after Brexit
The UK government is launching a major investigation into the social and economic contributions European Union (EU) citizens make to the UK, over a year after the UK voted to leave the EU.
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20 Jul
The UK has threatened to send a 126-tonne stockpile of nuclear waste back to the EU
Britain has told the EU that it retains the right to return radioactive waste back to the bloc if an agreement on nuclear regulation is not reached.
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14 Jul
EasyJet plans to open new European headquarters in Vienna
UK-based airline EasyJet will open a new European headquarters in Vienna, Austria amid Brexit uncertainty.
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14 Jul
GDPR: What’s a company to do?
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means the EU is getting serious in terms of protecting personal data and with potential fines of €20m or four percent of turnover, companies are nervous about the implications.
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13 Jul
The UK government announces the first Brexit bill – what about the other seven?
UK prime minister Theresa May is celebrating her leadership anniversary with the release of the Brexit Repeal bill, formally known as the European Union (Withdrawal) bill.
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12 Jul
Spain’s King Felipe VI demands dialogue with Britain over Gibraltar dispute
Spain’s ruling monarch, king Felipe VI, hailed the strength of the bond between Britain and Spain on Wednesday, despite the current diplomatic tension.
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6 Jul
Brexit: the UK should remain in the single market, says the CBI
The UK should stay in the single market and customs union during the Brexit transition period after 2019, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Thursday.
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6 Jul
Japan and EU create the world’s biggest open economic area
Japan and the European Union (EU) signed a free-trade deal on Thursday, creating the world’s biggest open economic area.
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3 Jul
Macron hopes to reduce the number of French MPs by a third
French president Emmanuel Macron repeated his promise to cut the number of French MPs by a third and hold a referendum on it if parliament did not approve.
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1 Jul
Longread: how many are going to leave the UK due to Brexit?
How often do you think of leaving the UK for green pastures?
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23 Jun
What will happen to EU citizens in the UK after Brexit?
UK prime minister Theresa May has set out initial plans to safeguard EU citizens’ rights in the UK once it leaves the European Union (EU).
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18 Jun
Britain will leave the EU single market, says chancellor Philip Hammond
UK chancellor Philip Hammond said that Britain will leave Europe’s single market and customs union when it withdraws from the EU in an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday.
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18 Jun
Access to the single market is crucial, says Scotland’s rural economy minister
Scotland’s food and drink exports surged by more than 10 percent in the last year, generating £1.2bn.