Brexit from a European perspective
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Die Zeit says the prime minister should resign while El País appeared to praise the judges.
Arrival of ‘clown who wanted to be king’ at No 10 is greeted with scepticism in Europe.
He's never been a great fan of the French so perhaps it's no surprise that the verdict in France on Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a less than flattering one.
'Another mad day in Brexitland': How Europe's press reported on Boris Johnson's humiliation in parliament
04/09/2019
‘In defeat, some people become quiet and humble, but Boris Johnson is not known to be such a person’
Evan Davis interviews Sandro Gozi, Italy's undersecretary for European affairs about Theresa May's vision for Brexit.
Publications across EU condemn Boris Johnson’s plans to ‘disapply’ parts of withdrawal agreement
Prime minister’s offer of votes on rejecting no deal and extending article 50 gets frosty reception.
'The hangover' of Brexit is setting in as rest of Europe 'watches through their fingers', says caller in Belgium
13/01/2023
A caller in Amsterdam has said that "the Dutch and Belgians feel very sorry for the UK at the moment", in regard to the fallout of Brexit.
Seven correspondents report on how the UK’s political upheaval has affected its image on the continent.
“We tried to talk you out of it, but you decided otherwise. Now you have to face the consequences.”
Rapt observers around the globe are confused, amused and saddened by a crisis that has torn Britain’s reputation for stability to shreds.
Footage from recent Munich security conference shows Swedish MEP being applauded as she confronts Johnson.
Recorded at the Pierhead on the 21st February 2018, Dáithí O’Ceallaigh (former Irish Ambassador in London) shares his sobering assessment of Brexit, from an Irish Perspective.
Brexit from an Irish perspective from Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
Brexit: The view from France
10/02/2021
The French response to Brexit has not quite been a Gallic shrug. But it's not been far off. PAULINE SCHNAPPER explains the view from Paris.
"Britain has dialed 999 and is waiting in vain for the paramedics to show up" / German newspaper Der Spiegel has published an in-depth report into Britain’s demise from a global superpower to an isolated has-been.
Europe Letter: UK’s reputation diminished as EU capitals digest declaration to break law
UK respondents in YouGov survey now more likely to say they trust the EC more than they trust their government.
Popular daily newspaper Liberation has claimed Brexit has brought "disappointing tomorrows" to the UK.
German analysis of Britain’s current political impasse has been making the rounds on Twitter – with no translation needed.
Disbelief and outrage across EU as UK says it won’t do anything to stop end to Brexit food checks in Northern Ireland
03/02/2022
European media responded with shock and disbelief this morning after a minister in Northern Ireland ordered to end checks on food in his country and the UK declared it won’t do anything about it.
A disorderly Brexit would be a disaster for Britain and its citizens, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told Reuters, adding that the latest signals from London “do not raise excessive hopes for an agreement”.
Observers suggest PM’s failure could spell end of ‘wishful thinking’ of a sovereign Britain going its own way. / Six years on from the Brexit referendum, continental observers have become used to Westminster meltdowns – but many see in the latest cataclysm the inevitable finale of a project that was always divorced from reality.
EU member states back infringement proceedings against Britain over Northern Ireland protocol Bill
21/06/2022
Ministers express ‘unity’ on European Commission’s legal proceedings in Luxembourg meeting.
Thierry Breton, the French politician who is also the European Commission's internal market commissioner, said on Tuesday that Brexit was a "catastrophe" for the United Kingdom.
Irish newspapers are resoundingly unimpressed with Boris Johnson's proposed Brexit deal and many commentators in Europe are similarly dismissive of it.
This week, I saw a brilliant report about the UK 4 years after Brexit, on Franco-German channel Arte. I thought subscribers to Truth To Power would find it fascinating to get an objective insight into 4 years of Brexit from a French-speaking news outlet without any UK political skin in the game.
Leaders say Europe again has a friend in the White House but differences with US will not disappear.
EU’s seizing of initiative and avoidance of Theresa May’s ‘trap’ hailed by foreign press
The latest twist was likened to a TV saga, and no one knows what the ending will be.
Analysts in Europe say Britain committed “Anglo-Saxon suicide” when it voted for Brexit.
Europe’s concern for Brexit Britain turns to amusement and something like pity after Liz Truss resignation
23/10/2022
The words for chaotic instability might change from country to country but the reaction is uniform across Europe to Britain’s politics.
Brexit as an ideological project has stripped the government of any sense of basic pragmatism.
‘Look at what’s going on with store shelves’ and ‘the restocking of fuel,’ says Thierry Breton.
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire has told the BBC that leaving the single market after Brexit has made the supply chain crisis worse for the UK.
Fuel crisis: European newspapers blame Brexit for the UK’s ‘dire situation’ at petrol station pumps
29/09/2021
Newspapers have splashed the UK’s struggle for fuel across their front pages as the Army mobilises to ensure petrol pumps don’t go dry.
German election 2021: Experts say UK ‘off the radar’ as candidates ride on Angela Merkel’s popularity
25/09/2021
The UK has had little influence in Germany’s upcoming election, experts say, after the country ‘shrugged its shoulders and moved on’ from Brexit. / "Germans generally think Brexit is a bit mad, they generally wish that Britain was still in the European Union, but they shrug their shoulders and they’ve moved on."
INCREASING support for independence, the upcoming Holyrood election and Scotland’s removal from the EU are the focus of several news stories across Germany this morning.
Sigmar Gabriel says Germany cannot ‘raise drawbridge’ on UK’s young people who want to remain EU citizens.
"Brexit was the first time a nation imposed economic sanctions on itself", one viewer commented.
Europe's press has largely reported Boris Johnson's visit to Luxembourg as a humiliation for the British prime minister – with many outlets focusing on him skipping a press conference because of protesters.
EU must continue to monitor and ensure that the British hold up their side of the bargain.
Britain is facing a rough road that holds little prospect of promised glory days.
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland.
Johnson's Brexit drama grips European press
05/09/2019
The latest twists in the Westminster Brexit drama are gripping Europe's newspapers.
When I'm in France, the reactions I get from French people range from complete indifference to Brexit, through to slight feelings of sadness and pity at the UK’s self-imposed economic and social harm. In Italy, the sadness over Brexit is even more marked, and in this video, I’ll be looking at an article in Italian newspaper La Repubblica this week about the latest impact of Brexit.
Macron may veto new extension because trust with UK has broken down, former French ambassador warns
06/09/2019
'The situation has been deteriorating. It is very difficult to have the necessary trust that could justify a new date'
63% of people say their view of Britain has changed since it left the EU, and of those, 95% say it has changed for the worse.
It’s time to tell us what you want, ministers say, as European press tears into PM.
The Brexit Deterrent? How Britain's Exit has Shaped Public Support for the EU [1 hr 26 mins]
27/10/2021
In this lecture, Sara Hobolt examined unique survey evidence to explore the short-term and long-term impact of Brexit on public attitudes towards the European Union.
PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Britain's destiny lies in Europe and the country had been sold "a sort of mirage" with Brexit, said European Union industry chief Thierry Breton on Sunday, as he commented on the political turmoil currently afflicting the UK.
The increasingly shrill nature of the rhetoric around Brexit is a worrying development that has the potential to do as much damage to Irish-British relations in the longer term as the practical consequences of the process itself.
The decision to limit immigration at a time of severe market shortages of drivers has escalated a squeeze into a crisis.
As British people walk among empty supermarket shelves, they could be forgiven for being concerned about Christmas. When the government deploys the army and desperately tries to import thousands of foreign temporary workers, the promised post-Brexit “sunlit uplands” seem rather distant. The most acute shortage is that of lorry drivers.
Conservative Party ‘drained of all substance and competence’.
Although the pound is losing value, exports are lagging. Bureaucratic hurdles also paralyze trade. Brexit is a catastrophe in other respects too.
UK announces plan to kill off Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, outrage and disbelief across EU capitals
17/05/2022
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss just announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation “in the coming weeks to make changes in the [Northern Ireland] protocol”.
Disastrous mini-budget has seen Britain become gag line on the international stage.
European commentators weigh in on what Britain’s departure from the EU means.
Only a third of Leavers still see it as a success. So why won’t Starmer speak up?
What the leaders of EU countries think about Boris Johnson's proposals for the Irish Border
07/10/2019
None of the EU27 have expressed support, but not all have actually shared their opinions on the new proposals.
The British press helped condone austerity. It's now blinding us to the stupidity of Brexit. If you talk to almost anyone overseas, except those at the right-wing extreme (like Trump) or part of a tiny minority of the left, their reaction to Brexit is similar that of the former prime minister of Finland.
Boris Johnson’s rotten regime has not covered itself in glory. / For an un-jaundiced sense of how post-Brexit – sorry Global – Britain is viewed from abroad as the wheels fall off Boris Johnson’s rotten regime, Italy is a good place to start.
You are on your own: Why exasperated Europe is happy to let Britain deal with its Brexit mess
07/10/2021
As Britain struggles with shortages, many Europeans are moving on from the dramas of Brexit, reports International Correspondent Borzou Daragahi.
Zwei Jahre Brexit: Das britische Eigentor
04/01/2023
Obwohl das Pfund an Wert verliert, hinkt der Export. Bürokratische Hürden lähmen den Handel zusätzlich. Auch sonst ist der Brexit eine Katastrophe.
‘A new nadir’ for Britain: How Europe’s press reacted to ‘shameless clown’ Boris Johnson taking control
24/07/2019
‘A proud country dwarfs itself’ – what the continent is saying about the UK’s new prime minister.
‘From rhetoric to recession’: Dutch press say Britain is now facing economic realities of Brexit
20/01/2023
Labour shortages have made inflation more persistent, Joost Derks said, putting Britain's economy in a slippery slope.
US and European media give their verdict on the fuel, food and labour crisis they say is caused by Brexit
‘The kingdom of empty shelves’: European newspapers blame Brexit for UK supply chain crisis
24/09/2021
Continent’s press liken situation to 1970s Winter of Discontent and ‘boycotted Cuba’.
‘The UK dictator’: Newspapers across Europe react with fury and fear to Boris Johnson proroguing parliament
11/09/2019
Turmoil at home raises trepidation abroad - with European observers increasingly of view that British democracy is dying.
The European Parliament has voted to ratify the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), with 660 out of 697 MEPs voting in favour of the deal, but a Brexit expert has said it is only the beginning.
Brexit supporters thought that the EU was obsessed with this country, part of our sense of exceptionalism. Not so, as Kate Moore discovers. / Travelling across Europe provides the opportunity to quiz Germans, Swedes, French, Spanish and UK nationals living or travelling abroad about their attitude to the UK and its departure from the EU.
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