All posts tagged "EU Commission"

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  A guide to Brexit, part 1: how Britain voted to leave the EU

  The UK has just made a monumental decision, leaving the rest of the world amazed, nonplussed and somewhat fearful. Here, Global Government Forum unpicks the implications of the country’s referendum decision

  • Posted June 30, 2016
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  A guide to Brexit, part 2: What’s the process for negotiating a British exit from the EU?

  This is part 2 of our guide to Brexit. In this section we examine the ‘Article 50’ process for shaping a British exit, and explore the immediate aftermath of the UK’s

  • Posted June 30, 2016
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  A guide to Brexit, part 3: Who’ll run the negotiations?

  This is part 3 of our guide to Brexit. In this section, we explore who’ll become the next UK prime minister, how they’ll manage events, and the prospects of a general election;

  • Posted June 30, 2016
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  A guide to Brexit, part 4: Is Britain’s departure from the EU inevitable?

  This is part 4 of our guide to Brexit, which considers whether a British exit from the EU could be averted. Part 1 examines events leading up to the referendum

  • Posted June 30, 2016
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  A guide to Brexit, part 5: What is the likely outcome of Brexit?

  This is part 5 of our guide to Brexit, scoping out how exit talks might develop and considering their most likely conclusions. We also take a look at the Brexit

  • Posted June 30, 2016
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  Oliver Letwin ‘completely unsuitable’ to lead Brexit unit, says former cabinet secretary

  Oliver Letwin, the minister leading the UK government’s civil service Brexit unit, is “completely unsuitable” for the job, former cabinet secretary Andrew Turnbull has said today. The government yesterday announced

  • Posted June 28, 2016
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  The United Kingdom is choosing between two very different futures in today’s EU referendum: Opinion

  As voters go to the polls in the UK’s EU referendum, Matt Ross argues that much of the campaign has missed the bigger picture – and that Europe’s security could

  • Posted June 23, 2016
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  EU urges member states to improve populations’ skills with new 10-point action plan

  The European Commission has called on member states to boost the quality of skills and their relevance for the labour market after studies showed that 70m Europeans lack adequate reading

  • Posted June 13, 2016
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  EU issues Poland with official warning over constitutional court changes

  The EU Commission has issued an official warning to the government of Poland over recent changes to the country’s constitutional court, which it argues endanger the rule of law. Soon

  • Posted June 2, 2016
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  Sir Paul Jenkins, former UK Treasury Solicitor: EU Referendum interview

  The EU referendum debate lacks hard facts on how any UK exit would be negotiated, says the British prime minister’s former chief legal adviser. And Sir Paul Jenkins tells Matt

  • Posted June 1, 2016
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