Brexit Britain: What has happened so far?
BBC — The UK may have voted on 23 June to leave the European Union but it is not yet clear what the country’s path […]
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Jeremy Corbyn: ‘UK will be a tax haven’ if UK government opts for ‘hard Brexit
Express — The Labour leader, who was re-elected, said British manufacturing will be hit “very hard” if negotiators take an all or nothing approach in […]
EU Court landmark decision opens door for legal cases by EU citizens in bailout countries
KeepTalkingGreece.com — An important decision for the protection of human rights in times of bailouts and austerity. For the first time, the European Court of […]
Merkel’s party suffers rout in Berlin in migrant policy backlash
Reuters — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party suffered its second electoral blow in two weeks on Sunday, slumping to its lowest level since 1990 […]
Italy’s Renzi steps up attack on EU, Merkel
Reuters — Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stepped up his attacks against other European Union leaders on Sunday after an EU summit in Bratislava which […]
Protests in Germany against TTIP and CETA trade deals
BBC — Tens of thousands of people have protested in cities across Germany against a proposed transatlantic trade deal between the EU and the US. […]
The Bratislava Meeting: European leaders attempt to rescue the EU
OEuropean attempts to put up a united front in the face of Brexit on Friday, after a crisis informal meeting in Bratislava, ended with EU leaders refusing […]
Juncker: The next twelve months are the crucial time to deliver a better Europe
Jean-Claude Juncker used his annual State of the Union address to try to heal rifts in the EU as he acknowledged that the bloc was suffering […]
Bayer clinches Monsanto with improved $66 billion bid
Reuters — German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer clinched a $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto on Wednesday, ending months of wrangling […]
Junker orders investigation into Barroso’s Goldman Sachs job – Barroso hits back
Goldman Sachs announced in early July its appointment of Barroso, who at 60 is a year younger than his successor Juncker, as an executive chairman […]
Austrian chancellor calls for end to EU austerity
Just three days after the Euro-Med Athens declaration, Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has called for a fundamental change of direction in European economic policy . To […]
EU countries eye potential share of Apple windfall
Politico — The €13 billion tax clawback from U.S. tech giant Apple has piqued the interests of EU finance ministers, who asked the European Commission […]
Italy’s Renzi: At last Hollande is with us, we can cause a stir
eKathimerini — After the EU-Mediterranean summit in Athens on Friday, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi expressed his satisfaction that French President Francois Hollande joined Prime […]
The Brexit bounce that’s making experts look foolish
The Spectator — Next time it comes to redesigning the PPE course at Oxford, I suggest a module beginning with a quotation from George Osborne. […]
AfD pushes Merkel’s CDU into third place in her home district
DW — Germany’s Social Democrats won Sunday’s nationally-watched regional poll with a little more than 30 percent support after what their leader and state premier Erwin Sellering […]