Brussels warns on cost of Brexit ‘failure’
The European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned of long lorry queues at Dover and shortages of nuclear fuel if divorce talks between Britain and the EU fail. Advertisements
Verhofstadt accuses Brexiteers of destroying Churchill’s legacy
The European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator has accused British eurosceptics of destroying Winston Churchill’s legacy by taking the UK out of the EU.
Juncker rules out second term to be tough on Brexit
Jean-Claude Juncker has strengthened his hand in the Brexit talks by ruling out a second term as president of the European Commission.
Ireland tells EU Brexit bosses ‘we are firmly on your side’
Ireland has told leading EU negotiators that its border with the United Kingdom must stay “invisible” after Brexit and said it was “firmly on the side” of the 27 remaining … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Why Boris Johnson is Theresa May’s biggest Brexit liability
The foreign secretary is loved by Eurosceptics and detested by EU negotiators.
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.
Ukip vs “The Hof”: Why Italy’s Five Star Movement was rejected by EU liberals
The attempt by the liberal leader Guy Verhofstadt to form a controversial alliance with the populist Italian movement has failed, giving Ukip cause for celebration.
Theresa May might look lonely, but cracks are showing in the EU’s united front
It has taken just under six months but power tussles over Brexit plans are exposing splits among the Brussels bigwigs.
Verhofstadt threatens separate Brexit talks between EU Parliament and UK
European Parliament Brexit boss Guy Verhofstadt today (14 December) threatened to open up separate negotiations with the British, unless EU leaders meet his demand to be included in the UK-EU … Continue reading
