The headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will be moved to Amsterdam after Brexit, EU affairs ministers announced. The European Banking Authority, also currently in London, will move to Paris. The decision follows months of intensive lobbying. 6273
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EU Autumn 2016 Economic Forecast: Modest growth
Commission forecasts 2017 euro area growth of 1.5% and EU growth of 1.6% conomic growth in Europe is expected to continue at a moderate pace, as recent labour market gains and rising private consumption are being counterbalanced by a number of hindrances to growth and the weakening of supportive factors. In
UK withdrawal from the EU – Next steps of BREXIT
he referendum held in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2016 on the question of whether to remain in, or leave, the European Union resulted in 51.9% of those voting (on a 71.8% turn-out) supporting withdrawal from the Union. Although, formally speaking, the referendum was consultative, the British Prime Minister,
European Parliament: MEPs call for swift Brexit to end uncertainty
he United Kingdom must respect the wish of a majority of its citizens, entirely, fully and as soon as possible, by officially withdrawing from the EU before any new relationship arrangements can be made, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted after an extraordinary plenary debate on Tuesday. MEPs
EP: Joint statement on UK Brexit referendum outcome
EP President Martin Schulz, European Council President Donald Tusk and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met Friday morning in Brussels at the invitation of EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. They discussed the outcome of the United Kingdom referendum and made the following joint statement: "In a free and democratic process, the
Brexit: impact of an EU exit in key UK policy areas
Withdrawal of a Member State from the EU
UK Rebate: The influence on the EU budget
he UK rebate (also known as UK ‘abatement’, or UK ‘correction’) is the ad hoc mechanism that is applied to lower the UK’s contribution to the EU budget, by reimbursing 66% of the country’s budgetary imbalance (the difference between payments and receipts). In 2014, the rebate amounted to almost €6.1 billion,