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(Reuters) — Londoners who voted to stay in the European Union gathered in Parliament Square on Saturday (June 25) to share their grief and sorrow at the country voting to leave in Thursday’s (June 23) referendum. Draped in EU flags and holding placards reading “Yes to EU” the disappointed group of a few hundred listened to impromptu speeches from people deploring the result. Some still wearing their official ‘IN’ campaign T-shirts said their shock […]
(Reuters) — There is no desperate rush for Britain to trigger the process for it to leave the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday (June 25), leaving London some space to work out its next move after a referendum vote to leave the bloc. “Great Britain must for themselves define — and surely there will also a discussion process — what relationship it wants to have with the European Union. We […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang assured the public on Saturday that the country’s economy is strong enough to be affected by any shock created by the United Kingdom’s vote to volt from the European Union. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., said that for instance, most of the Filipino workers in Britain are nurses who are subjected to British law rather than EU regulations citing a report by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. “Ang kanilang paglilingkod doon ay hindi […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Saturday that the EU would weather the shock of the British vote to leave the union as he convened crisis talks. “I am confident that these countries can also send a message that we won’t let anyone take Europe from us,” he said heading into a meeting in Berlin of his counterparts from the EU’s six founding members. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he expects the European Union to remain a solid partner for the UN after Britain’s decision to leave the bloc. “The Secretary-General expects…the (EU) to continue to be a solid partner for the (UN) on development and humanitarian issues, as well as peace and security, including migration,” Ban said in a statement. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Here are the winners and losers from Britain’s EU membership referendum, after the country voted to leave the 28-member alliance, according to national media forecasts Friday: Losers – DAVID CAMERON There was widespread agreement among experts before the referendum that the prime minister, who put his integrity on the line for a “Remain” vote, could not survive losing. He promised to call the vote in 2013 on […]
by Naomi O’LEARY TUMBERRY, United Kingdom (AFP) — Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on Friday for his first international trip since becoming the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, touching down just as Britain hears whether it will leave the EU. Trump may be in for a chilly reception as he flies in for the ceremonial re-opening of his refurbished Trump Turnberry golf course on the picturesque southwest coast, where coach-loads of protesters plan to greet him. […]
(Courtesy CCTV) — The UK risks losing the opportunity for international cooperation in the fight against terrorism should it decide to leave the European Union, anti-terrorism expert Nigel Inkster said on Tuesday. Inkster is a former Director of Intelligence and Operations for MI6 and is now Director of Future Conflict and Cyber Security. He said staying with the EU will help Britain maintain its traditional relations with EU partners in intelligence sharing, especially for […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Investors trod a cautious line Wednesday, a day before Britain’s high-stakes referendum on its future in the European Union, with the head of the Federal Reserve warning a vote to leave could hammer world markets. After a three-day rally fuelled by hopes the country will stay in the economic bloc, analysts said traders were taking a step back to see what happens in Thursday’s poll. While bookmakers say there is […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – by David Williams Financier George Soros warned of a Black Friday plunge in sterling if Britain votes to quit the EU as new polls showed a razor-tight race 48 hours ahead of the referendum. The man who made a fortune by betting against the pound in the so-called Black Wednesday of September 1992 said that a rejection of the European Union would deliver a major financial shock. Britain, the world’s […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – The European Union agreed a raft of anti-tax evasion measures Tuesday that would make it harder for multinationals to shift profits to countries with lower taxes, but critics said they were too watered down. The proposals were agreed on provisionally by the EU’s 28 finance ministers on Friday, following major revelations in the Panama Papers and LuxLeaks scandals of tax schemes enjoyed by big banks, companies and wealthy individuals. Final holdouts […]
by Alice Ritchie LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Jo Cox, a British member of parliament who campaigned for the country to stay in the EU and for more aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a brutal attack on Thursday. A 52-year-old man is in police custody after Cox was shot and stabbed numerous times in her constituency in northern England. Campaigning for the June 23 referendum has been suspended through Saturday out of […]
