The EU felt weakened by Brexit in 2016. It meant losing a big economy and its only significant military power apart from France. As for post-Brexit UK, now free from the rules of EU membership ...

It added that Britain will be buffeted by US and EU efforts to divert their supply chains away from ... as worries about her ...

As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact ...

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The dollar hit new multi-month highs against the euro and the pound on Thursday (Jan 2), the first day of 2025 trading, as it built on last year’s strong gains on expectations US interest rates will ...

Welcoming King Charles III, the Canadian head of state, to EU confabs would please those who still mourn Brexit. Europeans could learn from Canada how to allow immigration in a fashion that the ...

The EU's annual budget has come under fire over the years, with critics accusing the commission of profligacy. Former Brexit Party MEP and current GB News presenter Martin Daubney has been vocal about ...

Bitcoin more than doubled in 2024 driven by the U.S. markets regulator's approval for exchange-traded funds tied to its spot price, and optimism over easing regulatory hurdles with Donald Trump ...

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A separate meeting in the Belgian capital at the beginning of February will focus on security, while Brexit Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is planning to meet his EU counterpart Maroš Šefčovič roughly ...