Photo: donfiore/Shutterstock By Kate Holton and Guy Faulconbridge - LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday with a mixture of joy, anger and indifference, casting off into the unknown after nearly five decades and dealing a blow to Europe's drive to forge unity from the ruins of World War Two. The EU's most powerful leaders, … [Read more...]
The French Fishermen Who Could Sink Britain’s Post-Brexit Ambitions
File Photo: Altin Osmanaj / Shutterstock By Richard Lough BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Jan 30 (Reuters) - For the British government, a successful Brexit means re-asserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe. Trawler captain Stephane Fait and his fellow French fisherman could sink that plan. Based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France's busiest fishing port and a … [Read more...]
Britain’s Peel Ports Sees Brexit Boost as Shippers Divert Cargo
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Cargo shippers are diverting goods to more ports across Britain to ensure stable supply lines due to uncertainty over whether the UK will leave the European Union without an agreement, a top port executive said. Brexit has been delayed for a third time, until the end of January, and Britain is headed for a snap general election in … [Read more...]
Brexit Deal Heads to U.K. Parliament for Approval
By Philip Blenkinsop and Jonas Ekblom BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Britain secured a Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson must still win a knife-edge vote in parliament to get the agreement approved. The deal comes after years of divisive and frequently acrimonious … [Read more...]
Gibraltar Boosts Port Preparations in Case of No Deal Brexit
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Gibraltar has extended port facilities to be able to handle more ships carrying goods as part of contingency plans if Britain leaves the European Union without an agreement, the British territory's maritime minister said on Friday. With a population of just over 30,000 people and a land area of nearly 7 square kilometres, … [Read more...]