This article was originally published at Stratfor.com. Highlights The United Kingdom and the European Union probably will reach an agreement on a post-Brexit transition period in 2018. A free trade agreement will be more difficult to negotiate, considering the conflicting strategic … Read More
David Davis has warned against “putting politics above prosperity” in Britain‘s post-Brexit relationship with the EU. In a speech in Berlin, the UK‘s Brexit Secretary outlined his hopes for a deal that “allows for the freest possible trade in goods … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. © Michael Kappeler / Global Look Press The UK should halt its withdrawal from the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s economic advisers have said. The remarks sparked fury among Tory MPs, who claim Germany is more … Read More
I was on the London Underground train struck by a terrorist bomb during rush hour Friday morning, but fortunately I was not among the injured. When the explosive device went off the train immediately stopped and the doors opened. We … Read More
GERMANY will do anything to stop Britain’s hard Brexit from the European Union – and a new study has revealed the reason why. Brexit is already damaging Germany’s trade with the UK and it is set to get worse, according … Read More
London, Sep 9 Thousands of people marched through central London today calling on the government to “rethink and reject Brexit”. A stream of protesters poured through Trafalgar Square and stopped to boo outside Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street office … Read More
LONDON — A group of at least 100 Conservative MPs has claimed there is no legal or moral basis for Britain to pay the European Union a “divorce bill” as part of Brexit and that instead, the EU should pay … Read More
SPAIN’S former foreign minister launched a scathing attack on the UK claiming Britons “don’t know what they want” over Brexit. Marcelino Oreja is renowned as being one of the most committed experts on the European Union, having been on one … Read More
In a move bound to further antagonise the UK side in the talks senior EU diplomats revealed they will demand ongoing budget payments linked to a transitional deal separately to the divorce payout. Such an arrangement would mean British taxpayers … Read More