I am excited by Britain’s post-Brexit prospects but will not stop caring about the EU when I close my Brussels office door for the last time in March.
Our exit in will coincide with a new cycle of European elections which will redraw political power in the European Parliament and other EU institutions.
The seventh extract from the fullest draft of the proposals that were put together by the Department for Exiting the European Union.
We need to be tough – without a deal, they should get no money from us, reduced troop levels in Eastern Europe, less help on refugee issues in the Mediterranean.
Disputes have focused on questions arising from his plight – parental, ethical, legal. But it may be useful to widen the angle of the lens.
Hopefully, these efforts will pay off next week when national leaders decide whether to open talks on trade and a transition period. It is time to get down to business.
I believe that there will be a growing clamour for any deal to be put by referendum to the British people before the final decision is taken.
Richard Ashworth and Julie Girling apparently believe that the UK has not made ‘sufficient progress’ on Brussels’ check-list.
By reminding us that the EU status quo isn’t on the table, Juncker has done us a favour. Now May must set out her own stall.
The Chancellor has not always been well treated by his neighbour, and deserves support over public spending. But he has mishandled his internal position over Brexit.
We don’t need a European solution; we need a global solution. We must think independent Anglosphere, not dependent Eurosphere.