Brexit
Lady Olga Maitland, Politician, Journalist And Security Expert
Fake Media Distort Reality
Like many others – from current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to her own father – Lady Olga Maitland followed the career path of...
Comment by Nebojša Katić, Economist
Brexit No (Good) Exit
When the UK formally initiated the process of leaving the EU by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty two years ago, the British government promised the UK would leave the EU on 29th March 2019, with a new trade agreement combining the best of all worlds
Why Germany struggles to understand the issues at heart of Brexit?
Britain's stubborn, uncompromising political culture favours small victories over compromise. In Germany, where coalition-building is the norm, Brexit bewilderment remains strong.
Throughout the whole sorry...
Gibraltar Spat Holds Up Brexit
Gibraltar is turning into a serious Brexit headache.
Even as Theresa May was meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels to iron out remaining...
Miroslav Lajčák, Slovakian Foreign Minister
If We Differ, We Differ For Good
We see our EU membership as the completion of the political and economic success story of modern Slovakia, and there is no better alternative for us than a functioning, strong and successful European Union. But unity does not mean uniformity, and we freely express our views, whether it comes to migration or enlargement policies
Sir Suma Chakrabarti, EBRD President
We Have Great Expectations Of Serbia
Serbia is very important to the EBRD and to me, as President. I believe it is one of our benchmark relationships. Provided that reforms continue, I believe there is potential to increase EBRD investments in Serbia and to make it one of our top five investment destinations
Johann Schneider-Ammann, President Of The Swiss Confederation
Peace and Development – The Best Cure For Terrorism
Every European country, including Switzerland, realises just how fragile the values that we all share and cherish are, such as peace, democracy, freedom and stability. At the same time, we should not allow ourselves to fall into a state of anxiety, not only because fear is a bad advisor, but also because the terrorists’ goal is precisely to cause terror and weaken our confidence, says Johann Schneider-Ammann, President of the Swiss Confederation
The Brexit Transition
What’s On The Negotiating Table?
British Prime Minister Theresa May formally requested a transitional deal with the European Union after Brexit during her speech in Florence on September 2017. However, it was only after EU leaders agreed to move on to the next stage of the negotiations in December, that the path was cleared for talks on the transition to begin in earnest
Brexit
The Europeans Who Will Lose Their Nationality
Several European countries still do not allow dual citizenship. If their citizens apply for a British passport ahead of Brexit, they will be forced to abandon their original nationality.
Europe – Looking Back, Looking Forward
In several European cities, scores of civilians have been killed in terrorist attacks. The refugee and migrant flows that began in 2015 have slowed....
Adam Fagan Ph.D. Professor At Queen Mary University, London
Brexit Could Make The EU Stronger
I am not convinced that the prospects for enlargement for countries that already have European perspectives or membership agreements are necessarily less likely. I don't think it is any worse for those countries today than it was before the referendum in the UK. The only way to make things worse is to let Euro-sceptics or nationalists, here in Serbia, use Brexit to discredit the EU
Brexit Caused Xenophobia Towards Swedes In UK?
Ann Linde, the Swedish minister for EU affairs and trade, said she was shocked by the uncertainty and xenophobia experienced by Swedes in the UK since the referendum.
Economic Conditions and Macroeconomic Situation 2016
German Economy Should Continue to Grow
According to Deutsche Bundesbank’s monthly report for August 2016, the German economy grew at a slower pace in the second quarter of 2016. The Federal Statistical Office’s flash estimate, that real GDP in the second quarter rose by a seasonally and calendar- adjusted 0.4% on the quarter, after recording a steep 0.7% increase in the first quarter. However, the economy should continue to grow in the third quarter in line with the fairly robust underlying cyclical upthrust
H.E. Leo D’aes, Ambassador of Belgium to Serbia
A Closer EU Will Be Our Response To Brexit
Six decades of EU integration have brought enormous benefits to EU citizens. These benefits now often seem be taken so much for granted that the long arduous path to reach it is ignored. Reversing common policies into national ones would prove to be very costly in many respects – says Ambassador Leo D’aes.
H.E. Denis Keefe, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Serbia
Leaving the EU, Not Europe
The stability of the Western Balkans region is important for global stability and the stability of Europe as a whole. We all share the task of making sure that the horrors of the 1990s never happen again, says UK Ambassador Denis Keefe
Morten Skovgaard Hansen, Head of Mission for the Embassy of Denmark in Belgrade
Positive Economic Developments
Good bilateral relations between Serbia and Denmark are now further strengthened by increasing trade and the rising interest of Danish companies to invest in Serbia
Andre Markon, Predsednik Unije privrednih komora Francuske
Ima prostora da mnogo više sarađujemo
Srbija je ekonomski centar regije Zapadnog Balkana i ta strateška pozicija joj otvara tržište od preko milijardu potrošača. Uz to proces integracije u Evropsku uniju i pristup fondovima za reformu i razvoj povoljni su uslovi za privlačenje francuskih investitora, pre svega u sektor energetike, zaštite životne sredine, auto-industrije i poljoprivrede
Dr James Strong, Fellow in Foreign Policy Analysis and International Relations at the LSE
The Brexit Debate is Far From Over
Britain has voted for Brexit. What comes next is remarkably unclear. Four questions remain: whether to invoke Article 50, what mandate the Leave campaign possesses, what sort of exit deal Parliament will approve and what will happen if there is an early general election