The Empires Strike Back at Europe
Author JOSCHKA FISCHER February 07, 2021 In this file photo, Syrian refugees prepare to board buses in Istanbul, Turkey, on the way to the Greek border. Turkey’s geopolitical position between […]
Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK’s exit
Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. MEPs ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 621 votes to 49 following an […]
Britain and E.U. Reach Landmark Deal on Brexit
The trade agreement comes after months of negotiations, and still leaves critical details to be worked out. By The Associated Press and Reuters Britain and the European Union reached a […]
UK-EU nearing possible Brexit trade deal, with announcement expected Thursday
By Luke McGee, CNN December 24, 2020 Britain has already left the EU but here’s what still needs to happen London (CNN)The United Kingdom and the European Union are closing […]
Covid, Brexit and a crippled economy
11th December 20200 As the world breathes a sigh of relief with the emergence of the Covid-19 vaccine, darker realities await us. Bergamo – an Italian province that was the “deadliest killing field” during the pandemic in the West – is a “disturbing postcard from the posttraumatic aftermath of the […]
UK and EU enter final crisis talk to decide fate of Brexit trade deal
AFP/The Local news@thelocal.dk @thelocaldenmark 13 December 2020 UK and EU enter final crisis talk to decide fate of Brexit trade deal An EU flag and Union flag flying near Big […]
Talk of tax rises is one thing – but we are in denial about the damage our economy faces
Even now, the effects of Covid-19 have been delayed and disguised by the various loans, subsidies and support schemes Sean O’Grady@_seanogrady 16 hours ago Coronavirus, Brexit, a crisis in the public finances, international trade wars… any one of these would be sufficient to ensure a sharp if not prolonged economic recession. But […]
‘Serious times’: Merkel kicks off EU presidency with Brexit warning
Source: The Local Germany has set itself an ambitious agenda for the EU presidency, which observers say may be the last chance for outgoing chancellor Merkel to shape her European […]
Scheme for EU citizens to stay in UK draws 3.4m applications
Government close to target figure, but researchers still fear citizens may be missed out The Home Office has received 3.4m applications from people seeking to stay in the UK after […]
A Global crisis: What about the aftershocks?
Mar 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Europe is now facing its first big test following Brexit. The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking the EU structure and putting yet […]
It’s shameful that one in three EU children has been refused permanent residency
These families have made this country their home, yet they are forced to jump through bureaucratic hoops just to have the right to stay here, sometimes the only country they […]
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: UK minister tries to reassure British Overseas Territories over Brexit
Cayman News | 31/01/2020 | (CNS): The UK minister responsible for the British Overseas Territories, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, has issued a statement trying to reassure the BOTs that Britain’s […]
Will British Muslims face expulsion in post-Brexit Britain?
IRFAN RAJA Published 24.01.2020 Daily Sabah All eyes are on Brexit. When Britain finally leaves the European Union, what will happen to ethnic minorities and British Muslims? The Independent […]
The US has sent its warmonger-in-chief to talk trade with Britain – now what could it possibly want in return?
The United States will do what it always does, and act solely in its own interests. It will ask for everything, including absolute subservience, while offering next to nothing in […]
Now Sajid Javid launches his fight for Tory leadership: Home Secretary joins eight other MPs battling to be PM and warns that the party ‘MUST deliver Brexit
Sajid Javid has formally launched his campaign to be next Conservative leader The Home Secretary declared as Tories reel from dire European election results Mr Javid insisted the ‘first and […]
The Windrush scandal makes me fear for the rights of EU citizens after Brexit
The government is currently registering more than three million EU citizens living in the UK, which is by far the biggest change in immigration status for a generation. Unsurprisingly, this is […]
An interview with an Iraqi scholar has led me to think very differently about Brexit and extremism in Europe
‘In Shiasm,’ the great man, Sayed Hakeem, reminds me, ‘the more knowledge a scholar has, the more humble he must be – otherwise he will become a dictator’ Robert FiskNajaf, southern Iraq @indyvoices The […]
Switzerland just overturned a referendum – there’s no reason we can’t do the same
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters The Independent Voices Now that the circumstances have changed, we deserve the right to have our say ( Alamy Live News. ) With […]
There may be no direct comparison, but the ghosts of Northern Ireland’s violent past haunt Brexit
The Protestant politicians of the 1970s and the Tory Brexiteers of today have a common denominator: their fear of ‘betrayal’ and their constant assurance that they are speaking for ‘the people of […]
Article 50 petition to cancel Brexit passes 6m signatures
Milestone hit a day and a half after Britain was originally meant to have left EU Guardian staff Sun 31 Mar 2019 Anti-Brexit activists wave EU flags in Parliament […]
