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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.
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.
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.
Analysts in Europe say Britain committed “Anglo-Saxon suicide” when it voted for Brexit.
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.
“We tried to talk you out of it, but you decided otherwise. Now you have to face the consequences.”
US and European media give their verdict on the fuel, food and labour crisis they say is caused by Brexit
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.
The decision to limit immigration at a time of severe market shortages of drivers has escalated a squeeze into a crisis.
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."
Popular daily newspaper Liberation has claimed Brexit has brought "disappointing tomorrows" to the UK.
‘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’.
EU must continue to monitor and ensure that the British hold up their side of the bargain.
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: 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.
Leaders say Europe again has a friend in the White House but differences with US will not disappear.
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.
European commentators weigh in on what Britain’s departure from the EU means.
Publications across EU condemn Boris Johnson’s plans to ‘disapply’ parts of withdrawal agreement
Europe Letter: UK’s reputation diminished as EU capitals digest declaration to break law
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”.
Brexit as an ideological project has stripped the government of any sense of basic pragmatism.
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.
Irish newspapers are resoundingly unimpressed with Boris Johnson's proposed Brexit deal and many commentators in Europe are similarly dismissive of it.
Die Zeit says the prime minister should resign while El País appeared to praise the judges.