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The latest breaking news about Brexit, from the United Kingdom and the European Union. In a referendum in June 2016, the majority of the electorate – 51.9 percent – voted in favor of Brexit and breaking away from the EU, while 48.1 percent voted to stay. Britain is set to leave on March 29, 2019. Follow RT on the news and updates on the negotiations between the UK and the EU, and tensions between the politicians and political parties within the UK.
- Why the EU no longer wants to expand east Op-ed
The rise of Euroscepticism has led some Western governments to question the wisdom of enlarging the European Union. Having witnessed Brexit, they will now find it much easier to turn down Eastern European states.Dec 1, 2021 06:00 - French fishermen to blockade their own ports in Brexit rowFrance’s fishing association has said it will blockade four locations, including the key port of Calais and the Eurotunnel, on Friday in the latest protest over UK restrictions on post-Brexit fishing licences.Nov 25, 2021 16:29World News
- As an ex-British Army officer, I can see the UK’s new mission to bring ‘freedom’ to Eastern Europe will end in disaster Op-edAs tensions rise on the Polish-Belarusian border, the UK is pointing the finger at Russia, sounding the alarm over a potential war and threatening to send troops to Ukraine. It’s impossible not to wonder who is destabilizing whom.Nov 15, 2021 10:42Russia & Former Soviet Union
- UK says there’s no plan to lower threshold to provide more licences to French boats, as Paris pauses sanctions threatDowning Street has said the UK is not considering lowering the evidence threshold for granting fishing permits to French trawlers, as the two countries continue to spar over post-Brexit fisheries access.Nov 3, 2021 15:30UK News
- Britain wants to de-escalate fishing row with France, says environment minister, as Paris releases detained trawlerThe British environment minister has welcomed France’s decision to release a Scottish scallop trawler after Paris demanded London grant more fishing licences to French fishermen in an ongoing post-Brexit row.Nov 2, 2021 08:38UK News
- UK warns France of legal action on fishing dispute, claims Paris on cusp of breaching post-Brexit trade deal as spat escalateThe British government has threatened to start dispute proceedings against France if it moves to sanction the UK in a row over fishing licences, saying Paris would be breaching the EU-UK post-Brexit deal.Oct 29, 2021 16:13UK News
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