Tag: Brexit

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 07:43 UTC

  “Leave” win tremors: sterling falls; Bank of England on full alert; “EUexit” domino calls

  

  The UK has voted on Thursday, 23 June, to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum. Leave won by 51,9% to 48,1% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed staying in the EU.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 08:32 UTC

  Cameron vows to return to Gibraltar and reaffirms commitment to the Rock

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to return to Gibraltar, as he underscored his commitment to always stand up for the Rock. In a recorded address for the people of Gibraltar, PM Cameron said he wanted to return to the Rock because he admired this community, its achievements and its positive commitment to the EU.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 07:50 UTC

  Brexit referendum: race too close to call, say pollsters

  

  Minister David Cameron invoked Britain's wartime spirit in a last-ditch bid to win votes on Wednesday on the eve of a knife-edge referendum on European Union membership that has put the continent on alert.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 07:35 UTC

  Britons going to the polls for a historic referendum; results by Friday breakfast

  

  UK is set to go to the polls in a historic referendum on whether the country should remain a member of the European Union or leave. Polling stations are open between 07:00 BST and 22:00 BST. An estimated 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part in the vote - a record number for a UK poll.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 02:56 UTC

  Renewables the focus of EU Energy Week in the Falklands

  

  The Power & Electrical Department hosted an open day last week at their Sand Bay Wind Farm to showcase the work being undertaken by the Falkland Island’s Government (FIG) to utilise and promote renewable energy sources. The open day, which included guided tours and demonstrations, formed part of wider initiatives recently undertaken by FIG to address issues surrounding climate change.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:59 UTC

  Brexit: Investor Soros anticipates sterling would “decline precipitously”

  

  Legendary investor George Soros has warned of “serious consequences” for British jobs and finances if the country leaves the EU. Writing in The Guardian, he said sterling would “decline precipitously” if the Leave camp won Thursday's vote.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:33 UTC

  Brexit: The apocalypse

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - How’s this for apocalyptic? “As a historian I fear Brexit [a British vote to leave the European Union in the referendum on June 23] could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also Western political civilization in its entirety,” said Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union, in an interview published on Monday in the German newspaper Bild.

• Monday, June 20th 2016 - 08:24 UTC

  “Kiss chain” in support of Remain, and a vote of love for tolerance and unity

  

  A long line of people kissed each other outside parliament in London on Sunday in a show of love to urge Britain to remain in the European Union.Campaigners said that over 420 people had taken part in the “kiss chain” in London, as other mass kissing events took place in Berlin, Paris and Rome.

• Monday, June 20th 2016 - 05:34 UTC

  France wants strong immediate action from European Council if UK votes Leave

  

  French economy minister Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday the EU should act quickly and firmly if Britain votes next week to leave the European Union. Britain’s EU referendum will be held on Thursday, with an EU summit set for a few days later on June 28 at which Macron said EU leaders should take a firm stand with regard to the UK.

• Friday, June 17th 2016 - 07:42 UTC

  Cameron cancels “Stronger in Europe” rally in Gibraltar following killing of Labor MP

  

  Thursday's “Stronger in Europe” rally at Gibraltar at which UK Prime Minister David Cameron was due to speak, was cancelled at the last minute after Labour MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in an attack in West Yorkshire. The news of the fatal attack came shortly after Cameron arrived t the Rock.