“Starting Bell About to Sound for US-UK Trade Negotiations” By Daniel Griswold and Jack Salmon, courtesy of the Mercatus Center When the bells peal in the United Kingdom on Friday to mark its formal Brexit from the European Union, they will also signal the opening for that nation and the United States to […]
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How should UK businesses deal with Europe post-Brexit?
“Business: working with the EU from the outside” By Nicole Sykes, courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe Once the light show has faded and the Prime Minister’s speech ceased looping, the biggest, visible, most practical change after the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January will be the loss of British influence […]
“EU must make every effort to keep Britain in the single market”
Statement Brexit: “EU must make every effort to keep Britain in the single market” Courtesy of IfW Kiel Kiel Institute President Gabriel Felbermayr considers the timetable for a free trade agreement between the EU and Great Britain to be unrealistic. In the event of a no-deal, he said, the EU would have much […]
Post-Brexit, Imperiled Transatlantic Relationship More Important Than Ever
By Dr. Alexander Görlach, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs The UK’s impending departure from the European Union on January 31 creates at least one certainty. Following the Tories’ resounding victory in the December parliamentary elections, any further talk of a second referendum is empty rhetoric; the idea was rejected […]
Brexit is certain — but very little else
“Weekly Briefing: Attention turns to the structure of next phase Brexit talks” By Anthony Egan, courtesy of Open Europe The UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January is now certain. Later today, the House of Commons is expected to approve the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, before it proceeds through the final stages of […]
Around half a million German jobs depend on exports to UK
“460,000 jobs in Germany are linked to exports to the United Kingdom” Courtesy of the IAB Around 460,000 jobs in Germany are directly or indirectly linked to exports to the United Kingdom. Around 60,000 of these are employed in the automotive industry. This emerges from a study published on Tuesday by the Institute for Labor […]
Canada should move swiftly on UK trade deal
“Missing a Post-Brexit Trade Opportunity” Courtesy of Frontier Centre for Public Policy Brexit uncertainty is no more, following the election of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with the largest Conservative majority since 1987. Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement will be passed in the House of Commons and the United Kingdom […]
The most unhelpful Brexit idea so far: UK-EU tariffs
Just Say No To Uk-EU Tariffs By Simon Lester, courtesy of the Cato Institute It’s hard to figure out sometimes whether Twitter reflects reality, but I’ve seen some discussion there suggesting that as part of the Brexit negotiations, the UK and the EU may be negotiating about the extent to which they will impose tariffs […]
Does “Singapore on steroids” appeal to northern voters?
“‘Getting Brexit Done’ and financial services” By Prof. Sarah Hall, courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe 2020 will bring questions of trade and trade policy to the foreground of the Brexit process. Following his election victory, Boris Johnson has made clear that he intends to take the UK out of the EU […]
UK election: after Conservative sweep, what’s next for Brexit and beyond?
“What does the Conservative election victory mean for Brexit?” By Dominic Walsh and Stephen Booth, courtesy of Open Europe Boris Johnson’s Conservatives secured a comfortable parliamentary majority in yesterday’s general election. With just one seat left to declare, the Conservatives have 364 seats – a majority of 78. Labour have won just 203 […]