THE FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT The Prime Minister has stated that the financial settlement and any payment thereof would depend on a satisfactory overall agreement which meets the objectives of the Florence Speech, including a trade arrangement. THE PRESENT POSITION When going […]
Mrs May, so we were told last Sunday, has decided to agree a £50 billion divorce bill with the EU, although the UK’s Chief negotiator, David David has denied this, saying that it was “complete nonsense”. Accounts appeared in several […]
The second of two position papers to appear on Monday 21st August covers confidentiality and access to documents upon Brexit. Compared with trade and the Irish border, this may appear a somewhat esoteric issue. The DExEU website explains that this […]
How much – if anything – should we pay on leaving the EU? This will be one of the first issues to be addressed by the new government once Brexit discussions begin. A number of sources within the EU have […]
Now the UK has triggered Article 50 and is entering negotiations with the rest of the EU, it is worth taking a rough look at what the government should do in the negotiating process. The Position in 1975 The NO […]
Independent research, commissioned by the Bruges Group from acknowledged expert in this field Bob Lyddon, shows that the true extent of the UK’s potential exposure to the European Investment Bank (EIB), European Central Bank (ECB) and EFSM (European Financial Stabilisation […]
