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EU opens new phase in Turkey membership bid talks
The EU has opened a new chapter in Turkey's EU membership talks, covering budget contributions to the bloc. By moving on with the negotiations the EU is delivering on a pledge it made to Turkey in March, said Slovakia — the country now set to manage EU affairs. Turkey's bid to join the EU is highly controversial...
‘Get our troops out of EU NOW!’ Ukip urges British Army to end Brussels involvement
BRITISH troops should immediately be withdrawn from any involvement in the European Union while an EU Army looms large on the horizon, Ukip’s defence spokesman has urged. MEP Mike Hookem called for commanders to pull British Army soldiers out of the bloc’s High Readiness Battle Group, which he described as a...
Adopt a Remainer! Campaign launched by Romania for Brits desperate to stay part of EU
A CAMPAIGN has been launched for ‘Romanians to adopt Remainians’ in the wake of Brexit. The country’s main newspaper, Bucharest-based daily Gandul, has launched the scheme for Brits willing to go the extra-mile to stay part of the EU. The campaign, named Romanians for Remainians, will see disaffected Brits...
Now French say Britain COULD have new deal on EU migration ahead of Brexit negotiations
EUROPEAN leaders could be ready to negotiate a new immigration deal with Britain after the Brexit vote. Leading politicians from across the Brussels club have said there should be no red lines as discussions over Britain's future outside the bloc get underway. Crucially, French finance minister Michel Sapin – who last...
Brexit vote: Bitter exchanges in EU parliament debate
The European Parliament's first debate on the UK's vote to leave has been marked by bitter exchanges. A central figure in the Leave campaign, UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage, was booed, called a liar and accused of using "Nazi propaganda". Mr Farage shot back that the EU itself was "in...
Nigel Farage warns Boris may be BACK-PEDALLING on EU immigration promises made in campaign
NIGEL Farage has warned that Tory members of the Leave campaign may be “backsliding” over immigration promises made during the run up to the referendum. The Ukip leader said he was nervous that Boris Johnson's position on withdrawal from the EU may have softened in the four days since the referendum vote for...
Brighton and Hove starts petition to ‘leave Britain and Remain in the EU’ after Brexit
ENRAGED Remain campaigners in Brighton and Hove have waged an online campaign for the city to gain independence from Britain and become “the Monaco of the UK”. Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for a referendum for the East Sussex city to break away from the rest of the county in the wake of the...
Brexit: Cameron to face EU leaders after vote to leave
David Cameron is to meet European Union leaders for the first time since the UK voted to leave. The UK prime minister will discuss the implications of the Brexit vote and the way ahead at an EU summit in Brussels. German, French and Italian leaders said on Monday there could be no "formal or informal" talks on a...
The UK Isn’t the First to Leave a European Union
Great Britain's vote to exit from the European Union (E.U.) may have come as a shock to politicians and voters and the world, but it's not the first time a member state has left the group. Greenland was the first and only one until now. In the early 1970s, an early version of the E.U. was created, called the European...
The new divide in the Western world
I do not recall a more event-filled 24 hours since the end of the Cold war. On Friday morning, Britan voted to withdraw from the European Union, a decades-old, deeply intertwined economic and political association. Then, Scotland's first minister proposed another vote to break away from Britain, ending the 300-year union...
China a Potential Winner in Britain-EU Breakup
China is a potential winner if Britain and the European Union rework trade deals and look for investors after a British exit. Beijing faces a blow from weaker European demand for its exports and pressure to hold its yuan steady in turbulent currency markets. But economists and political analysts say if Britain and the EU split,...
Could London become an EU state? Calls for independence after capital votes to Bremain
THE GROWING chasm between prosperous London and the rest of the UK became even wider today as demands in the capital grew to become a breakaway state. The capital was shown to be monumentaly out-of-step wit the rest of Britain after largely voting Remain while the nation voted to Leave the EU. But today the disconnect was...