Brexit supporters thought that the EU was obsessed with this country, part of our sense of exceptionalism. Not so, as Kate Moore discovers. / Travelling across Europe provides the opportunity to quiz Germans, Swedes, French, Spanish and UK nationals living or travelling abroad about their attitude to the UK and its departure from the EU.
UK respondents in YouGov survey now more likely to say they trust the EC more than they trust their government.
"Britain has dialed 999 and is waiting in vain for the paramedics to show up" / German newspaper Der Spiegel has published an in-depth report into Britain’s demise from a global superpower to an isolated has-been.
‘From rhetoric to recession’: Dutch press say Britain is now facing economic realities of Brexit
20/01/2023
Labour shortages have made inflation more persistent, Joost Derks said, putting Britain's economy in a slippery slope.
Although the pound is losing value, exports are lagging. Bureaucratic hurdles also paralyze trade. Brexit is a catastrophe in other respects too.
Zwei Jahre Brexit: Das britische Eigentor
04/01/2023
Obwohl das Pfund an Wert verliert, hinkt der Export. Bürokratische Hürden lähmen den Handel zusätzlich. Auch sonst ist der Brexit eine Katastrophe.
"Brexit was the first time a nation imposed economic sanctions on itself", one viewer commented.
PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Britain's destiny lies in Europe and the country had been sold "a sort of mirage" with Brexit, said European Union industry chief Thierry Breton on Sunday, as he commented on the political turmoil currently afflicting the UK.
Europe’s concern for Brexit Britain turns to amusement and something like pity after Liz Truss resignation
23/10/2022
The words for chaotic instability might change from country to country but the reaction is uniform across Europe to Britain’s politics.
Observers suggest PM’s failure could spell end of ‘wishful thinking’ of a sovereign Britain going its own way. / Six years on from the Brexit referendum, continental observers have become used to Westminster meltdowns – but many see in the latest cataclysm the inevitable finale of a project that was always divorced from reality.
Conservative Party ‘drained of all substance and competence’.
Disastrous mini-budget has seen Britain become gag line on the international stage.
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland.
EU member states back infringement proceedings against Britain over Northern Ireland protocol Bill
21/06/2022
Ministers express ‘unity’ on European Commission’s legal proceedings in Luxembourg meeting.
UK announces plan to kill off Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, outrage and disbelief across EU capitals
17/05/2022
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss just announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation “in the coming weeks to make changes in the [Northern Ireland] protocol”.
Britain is facing a rough road that holds little prospect of promised glory days.
Disbelief and outrage across EU as UK says it won’t do anything to stop end to Brexit food checks in Northern Ireland
03/02/2022
European media responded with shock and disbelief this morning after a minister in Northern Ireland ordered to end checks on food in his country and the UK declared it won’t do anything about it.
63% of people say their view of Britain has changed since it left the EU, and of those, 95% say it has changed for the worse.
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.
‘Look at what’s going on with store shelves’ and ‘the restocking of fuel,’ says Thierry Breton.
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.
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.
US and European media give their verdict on the fuel, food and labour crisis they say is caused by Brexit