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Republicans Down Under are sick of waiting for the queen to die
SYDNEY — For decades, republicans Down Under have been betting on a funeral. Even the most avowed anti-monarchists in Australia and New Zealand long acknowledged, at least privately, that cutting ties...
View ArticleDavid Davis: Claim UK not specific enough in Brexit talks is ‘pure fiction’
The idea London has not been specific enough in its proposals to the EU during Brexit negotiations is “pure fiction,” U.K. Brexit Secretary David Davis said in an interview published Wednesday. “This...
View ArticleTheresa May: Tories weren’t ready for June election
The Conservatives weren’t ready for June’s snap election in which the party lost its parliamentary majority despite leading in opinion polls, leader Theresa May said in an interview Thursday. “By...
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Catalan separatists claim victory in independence vote
Catalan separatists claimed an overwhelming victory in the region’s independence referendum Sunday, which has been deemed illegal by Madrid. The regional government announced early Monday that with 95...
View ArticleTheresa May heads to Brussels for last-ditch talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her senior Brexit advisers will visit Brussels Monday for talks with top members of the European Commission, officials told POLITICO. May will be joined by her EU...
View ArticleAntonio Tajani slams Theresa May’s €20B offer as ‘peanuts’
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani dismissed British Prime Minister Theresa May’s €20 billion divorce bill offer as “peanuts” Tuesday. In a combative interview with BBC Newsnight, Tajani...
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Sexual harassment scandal engulfs Westminster
UK The sexual harassment scandal engulfing Westminster dominated British front pages Wednesday. The Daily Telegraph, the Times and the Daily Mail focused on rape allegations made by a Labour activist....
View ArticleDamian Green denies he made inappropriate sexual advance to activist
British First Secretary of State Damian Green denied a claim by a Tory activist that he made an inappropriate sexual advance toward her in 2015, the Times reported. In an article in the Times published...
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Belgian court frees Puigdemont
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and four other ousted regional leaders have been granted conditional release in Belgium and must appear in court within 15 days, Belgian prosecutors said in a...
View ArticleRussia moves to label foreign media as ‘foreign agents’
Foreign media operating in Russia will be classified as “foreign agents” under new rules passed at second reading by the country’s lower house of parliament Wednesday, local news agency RIA reported....
View ArticleInterim Scottish Labour leader quits amid abuse allegations
Alex Rowley stepped down as interim Scottish Labour leader after a former partner accused him of sending her abusive messages and being a “ruthless bully,” local media reported Wednesday. The alleged...
View ArticleDavid Davis: Some EU countries want to move on to post-Brexit trade talks
Many countries including Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Poland “do want to move on” to discussing the EU’s future relationship with the U.K., despite the current impasse in Brexit...
View ArticleBrexit talks stalled on Ireland and citizens’ rights, says Manfred Weber
Down-to-the-wire Brexit talks remain stalled on the issues of the Northern Irish border and protections for the rights of EU citizens, according to Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s...
View ArticleMay to meet Juncker and Tusk on Brexit Friday
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels Friday morning for further Brexit negotiations. The...
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Brits cheer the return of the old ‘black and blue’
Spain Front pages in Spain were dominated by coverage of Thursday’s Catalan election. While the pro-unity Ciudadanos came first in the election, it will be unable to form a government, with separatist...
View ArticleBoris Johnson to Russia: We’ll hack you back
The U.K. is “prepared and able” to retaliate against Russia’s cyberattacks “should we so desire,” British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday night, local media reported. Johnson, who made...
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POLITICO’s most-read stories of 2017
It was the year of the messy breakup. In 2017, Theresa May pulled the trigger to formally begin Britain’s exit from the EU, Catalans voted in an illegal referendum to split from Spain, and Martin...
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Belgium’s government wobbles over nationalists’ ultimatum
Belgium The newspapers focused on a political brouhaha over State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken from the Flemish nationalist N-VA party. Opposition politicians and campaigners have...
View ArticleCatalan separatists to re-elect Puigdemont as regional leader
The main Catalan separatist parties have agreed to re-elect Carles Puigdemont as regional leader later this month, the ousted leader’s spokesman said Wednesday. Puigdemont, from the Junts per Catalunya...
View ArticleDozens of experts urge doctor to examine Trump’s neurological health during...
A group of more than 70 psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health professionals sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump’s physician on Thursday imploring him to include an evaluation of the...
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