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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.
‘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.
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'
Johnson's Brexit drama grips European press
05/09/2019
The latest twists in the Westminster Brexit drama are gripping Europe's newspapers.
'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’
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.
‘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.
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.
German analysis of Britain’s current political impasse has been making the rounds on Twitter – with no translation needed.
Rapt observers around the globe are confused, amused and saddened by a crisis that has torn Britain’s reputation for stability to shreds.
The latest twist was likened to a TV saga, and no one knows what the ending will be.
EU’s seizing of initiative and avoidance of Theresa May’s ‘trap’ hailed by foreign press
Prime minister’s offer of votes on rejecting no deal and extending article 50 gets frosty reception.
Seven correspondents report on how the UK’s political upheaval has affected its image on the continent.
It’s time to tell us what you want, ministers say, as European press tears into PM.
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.
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.
Footage from recent Munich security conference shows Swedish MEP being applauded as she confronts Johnson.
Evan Davis interviews Sandro Gozi, Italy's undersecretary for European affairs about Theresa May's vision for Brexit.
Sigmar Gabriel says Germany cannot ‘raise drawbridge’ on UK’s young people who want to remain EU citizens.