United Kingdom

UK marks gloomy third year Brexit anniversary

Britain will be the only major economy to suffer a recession this year, according to IMF forecasts. Even sanction-slapped Russia is expected to grow.

31 January 2023

Europe News

Growing majority of Britons think Brexit was a mistake, new poll shows

A top pollster revealed that 57% of the UK's population think Brexit was not a good choice, as opposed to 43% who think it was.

2 November 2022

World News

'Outrage': Row after pro-Brexit group moves its website back into EU

Neale Richmond, European Affairs spokesperson for a coalition party, Fine Gael, described the move as an "outrage".

15 January 2021

United Kingdom

Spanish workers in Gibraltar cautiously optimistic after Schengen deal

Alfredo Valencia, a Spanish citizen who has worked in Gibraltar for 12 years is cautiously celebrating the preliminary post-Brexit border agreement that he hopes is "going to knock down the Gibraltar Gate".

5 January 2021

United Kingdom

'An act of cultural vandalism': Erasmus alumni on UK leaving scheme

The UK's Brexit transition period for leaving the EU has ended and with it the country's membership of the decades-old Erasmus programme. Here's what alumni of the scheme have to say about the UK leaving it.

1 January 2021

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Stranded truck drivers scuffle with police at UK's Dover Port

Some drivers who were stranded in Dover protested by blocking vehicles from leaving the port.

23 December 2020

United Kingdom

'He's absolutely stuck': UK PM skewered ahead of Brexit dinner date

UK PM Boris Johnson is set for crucial Brexit trade deal talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen over dinner in Brussels tonight.

9 December 2020

United Kingdom

How much does the UK depend on Europe for its Christmas treats?

A no deal Brexit could have severely affected some, but not all, of Britain's Christmas favourites in 2021.

7 December 2020

Europe News

EU-UK trust must be rebuilt to break Brexit deadlock, says Irish PM

London and Brussels still have unresolved differences. But for some, the key to getting a post-Brexit trade deal is rebuilding trust between the two.

23 November 2020

United Kingdom

Brexit uncertainty leaves EU citizens considering their UK futures

"In three and a half years of listening to countless stories, I have never come across so many academics, scientists, doctors and people of working age thinking of leaving,” Elena Remigi, a 52-year-old Italian living in Berkshire, told Euronews.

6 October 2020

United Kingdom

Brexit: UK MPs back government's contentious Internal Market Bill

The bill was approved by 340 votes to 256, a government majority of 84.

30 September 2020

United Kingdom

Amal Clooney quits as UK special envoy over 'lamentable' Brexit plan

Clooney, who is the country's special envoy on media freedom, said she was "dismayed" to learn that the government intends to pass legislation that would effectively override sections of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

18 September 2020

United Kingdom

Former UK PMs Blair and Major hit out at Johnson over new Brexit bill

"This way of negotiating, with reason cast aside in pursuit of ideology and cavalier bombast posing as serious diplomacy, is irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice," the former UK leaders said.

12 September 2020

Italy

How likely are European countries to vote to leave the EU?

Italians were the most likely to favour their country leaving the European Union if the UK's post-Brexit economy was in good health in five-years' time, compared with the blocs other major players Germany, Spain and France.

10 August 2020

United Kingdom

Brexit Timeline 2016–2020: the UK’s path from referendum to EU exit

A blow-by-blow account of the UK’s tortuous route to Brexit, from the 2016 EU referendum to the present day.

30 January 2020

World

Au Revoir United Kingdom: Brussels farewell to the 73 British MEPs

The last day in Brussels for the outgoing 73 outgoing MEPs ahead of Brexit day was an occassion of speeches, tears and some celebration.

30 January 2020

United Kingdom

New Brexit coin unveiled ahead of Britain leaving EU

The last batch of coins minted by the government had to be melted down after the UK failed to leave the European Union on October 31.

26 January 2020

United Kingdom

Former Conservative PM breaks party ranks to urge vote against Brexit

The UK's former prime minister Sir John Major has broken Conservative Party ranks to encourage voters to back candidates that aren't supportive of Brexit, ie: not the Conservatives.

6 December 2019

United Kingdom

Corbyn: I'll be neutral in second Brexit referendum

Corbyn's pledge came in a BBC debate in which leaders of the four main parties answered questions from a studio audience.

22 November 2019

Europe News

Brussels launches legal action against UK over commissioner row

Brussels accuses Britain of "breaching its EU Treaty obligations by not suggesting a candidate for the post of EU Commissioner."

14 November 2019