Germans’ nightmare: the UK’s never-ending Brexit tangle

posted in: Germany, News

The Uncertain Kingdom; a closer watch over extremism; electric alliance. Here’s our Daily Briefing for January 16, 2019. Golden age.    (Source: Bloomberg) After Theresa May’s record failure to push through her Brexit deal in Westminster, Germans are caught between sympathy and … Read More

Brexit: What happens next?

posted in: European Union, News

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been rejected in an overwhelming loss by 230 votes in the UK parliament, so what happens next? The UK parliament on Tuesday voted to reject an agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the … Read More

Theresa May loses Brexit vote in landslide

AFP/GETTY IMAGES – The British Parliament voted against a Brexit plan supported by Prime Mininster Theresa May. LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday suffered a humiliating defeat over her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union, thrusting … Read More

As Europe struggles, Germany still a beacon of stability

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The sun sets over the River Main in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) – Michael Probst BERLIN — European politics just now is a story of how one decision by a pastor’s dutiful daughter has made life … Read More

Brexit Warmup: France And UK Deploy Drones To Stop Iranian Migrants Reaching Britain

Getty There’s a certain irony to the fact that migration is yet again making front-page headlines in the UK, with less than 84 days left to run until (deal or no deal) Brexit’s due date. Migration was one of the … Read More

Plans for “No-Deal” Brexit Proceed as Deadline Inches Closer

posted in: European Union

With the March 29 deadline for Great Britain to leave the European Union looming, preparations for a possible “no deal” Brexit have begun. One hundred days now remain until the U.K. is scheduled sever its ties with the EU. The … Read More

Europe’s slow-burn energy collapse

The Brexit fiasco and French riots are accelerating symptoms of Europe’s earth system crisis Everyone’s talking about Brexit. Some about the French riots. But no one’s talking about why they are happening, and what they really mean. They might think … Read More

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