by Chris Rogers | 7 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has led a series of warnings from ministers across Europe that Britain cannot expect to be part of the European single market without allowing free movement of people. Receiving rapturous applause when speaking in front of German...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union
Uncertainty remains on the impact to businesses of the UK’s impending departure from the EU, according to the publication of a tranche of financial analyses. New figures published by the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde have suggested a...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Oct 2016 | European Union
EU Parliament chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has insisted that agreeing British access to the single market while also accepting tighter immigration controls risks destroying the European Union. Speaking in Strasboug in response to comments from British Prime...
by Chris Rogers | 3 Oct 2016 | European Union
Theresa May has reacted to calls for clarity on Brexit by confirming she will look to trigger Article 50 by March 2017, firing the starting pistol for the UK to leave the EU. In a speech to the Conservative Party conference, the Prime Minister announced she will...
by Chris Rogers | 30 Sep 2016 | European Union
UK diplomats are understood to be holding high level meetings across the capitals of Europe to gauge what EU member states would be prepared to accept during Brexit negotiations, in order to prevent UK proposals being flatly rejected. Diplomats have already met with...
