Topic: brexit

UK to start issuing post-Brexit blue passports

UK to start issuing post-Brexit blue passports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:00 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain will issue blue passports next month for the first time in almost three decades following its departure from the European Union, the government said on Saturday.   Read more »

Brexit robs German village of Scottish mayor

Brexit robs German village of Scottish mayor

Yannick Pasquet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 09:03 AM

BRUNSMARK, Germany - The tiny village of Brunsmark, an hour outside Hamburg in the lush north German countryside, might seem an unlikely spot to suffer a sudden Brexit shock. Read more »

Filipinos in Britain weigh in on Brexit

Filipinos in Britain weigh in on Brexit

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:49 PM

LONDON - As the clock ticked down and got closer to the 11 p.m. departure time to leave the European Union on 31 January, Filipinos and British-Filipinos in in the UK weighed in on Brexit and the ripple effect, as well as the direct impact of UK’s “divorce” from the EU on their business and personal lives. Read more »

'We are free': Flag-waving Britons cheer in Brexit

'We are free': Flag-waving Britons cheer in Brexit

Elizabeth Howcroft and William James, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 08:01 AM

LONDON - Singing patriotic songs and waving Union Jacks, thousands of Britons flocked to a muddy patch of grass outside parliament on a damp Friday night to toast their moment of history: Britain's departure from the European Union.   Read more »

Cheers, fears, tears as Brexit finally dawns

Cheers, fears, tears as Brexit finally dawns

James Pheby and Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 06:29 AM

Union Jack-waving Brexit backers danced in the London rain on Friday as the hours wound down to Britain's split from the European Union after years of epic drama, but for others there were only fears and tears.   Read more »

Brexit day: United Kingdom casts off from the European Union

Brexit day: United Kingdom casts off from the European Union

Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at Jan 31 11:56 AM

At a stroke, the EU will be deprived of 15 percent of its economy, its biggest military spender and the world's international financial capital of London. The divorce will shape the fate of the United Kingdom -- and determine its wealth -- for generations to come. Read more »

Over and out: Britain readies to leave the EU

Over and out: Britain readies to leave the EU

Alice Ritchie, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 27 01:11 AM

Britain calls time on almost half a century of European Union membership this week, striking out alone in a historic move that has bitterly divided the country. Read more »

Union Jack, special coins but no Big Ben on Brexit night

Union Jack, special coins but no Big Ben on Brexit night

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 18 10:07 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain will issue special coins, fly the Union Jack and project a countdown clock on the walls of Downing Street -- but not bong Big Ben -- on Brexit night, the government said on Friday. Read more »

British lawmakers finally approve historic Brexit deal

British lawmakers finally approve historic Brexit deal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 04:14 AM

Britain's parliament finally approved Brexit on Thursday, allowing it to become the first country to leave the European Union later this month, ending years of arguments that toppled two governments and splintered society. Read more »

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