UBS survey: Brexit and Trump bigger risks for European companies than elections
Mar 20, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Commentary
According to a survey conducted by the Swiss investment bank UBS, the upcoming elections in the European region are not the biggest of risks for the companies operating in the region. UBS surveyed 600 companies and 28...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: UK legally ready to trigger Article 50
Mar 15, 2017 06:39 am UTC| Commentary
The government of the United Kingdom is now fully legally ready to trigger Article 50 and it is now a matter of daysbefore the Article is triggered. The UK parliaments House of Commons haspassed the Brexit bill prepared by...
Scotland and a second independence referendum: what is the legal situation?
Mar 14, 2017 07:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotlands first minister, has announced her intention to hold another Scottish independence referendum in the wake of the UKs vote to leave the European Union. Campaign badges are being looked out and...
Red lines and red rags: Europeans unimpressed by Britain's tough talk on Brexit
Mar 14, 2017 07:12 am UTC| Insights & Views
The British government can turn its attention to the main Brexit negotiations, now that the UK parliament has voted to allow the prime minister to begin the process. But several years of tense discussions lie ahead and...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Sturgeon might issue ultimatum this week
Mar 13, 2017 07:42 am UTC| Commentary
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon is likely to be issuing an ultimatum this week to the UK government. The United Kingdoms lower chamber of the parliament, known as the House of Commons will be voting on...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Nicola Sturgeon considers Scoxit referendum in 2018
Mar 09, 2017 11:29 am UTC| Commentary
Speaking with the BBC, Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said that she has not decided whether to push for another independence referendum but insisted that she is not bluffing with her demands to the UK government...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Second defeat for UK government at House of Lords
Mar 08, 2017 10:01 am UTC| Commentary
Prime Minister Theresa Mays Brexit bill suffered a second defeat at the House of Lordsafter the lawmakers rejected last week an amendment with regard to the rights of the people of the European Union who are staying in the...
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