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Phasing out coal: Britain making good progress

June 1, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1699 Views Climate Change, Coal, Environment, Phasing out coal, Progress

Phasing out coal as a energy resource is a goal for many countries. Therefore, there is some good news from Great Britain regarding climate change. For the

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Brexit Business Europe

Brexit: Yet another defeat for Theresa May

March 29, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1622 Views Brexit, Donald Tusk, EU, House of Commons, Jean-Claude Juncker, No-deal, Theresa May, United Kingdom

On the day that the UK was originally supposed to leave the EU, the House of Commons has – for the third time – rejected PM Theresa

Donald Trump has said that European ISIS members must return

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Trump: Europe must take back IS POWs

February 25, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2079 Views EU, Europe, International Terrorism, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Trump, US

In a series of tweets, US President Trump demands that European allies should take back a large number of so-called Islamic State POWs. The BBC, the Guardian,

A picture of a puzzle named "Brexit" with one piece being removed.

Brexit Europe

Breaking News: PM May loses Brexit-deal vote by 230 votes

January 15, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2303 Views Brexit, Donald Tusk, European Union, House of Commons, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jeremy Corbyn, Theresa May

UK Prime Minister May has lost her Brexit vote in a humiliating defeat in the House of Commons. She lost it by 230 votes. It is the

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Brexit Europe

EU Court: UK is free to change its mind

December 10, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1851 Views Brexit, CJEU, Court of Justice of the European Union, EU, Europe, European Union, Labour, Margaret Beckett, Michael Gove, UK, United Kingdom

According to a new judgment, the The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) states that the UK is free to stop Brexit. If it wants

A picture of The Bank of England with a statue of The Duke of Wellington to the right. The BoE warns of a no-deal Brexit.

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BoE: No-deal Brexit would be worse than Great Recession

November 28, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1404 Views Bank of England, Brexit, Economic growth, Great Recession, Housing prices, Inflation, No-deal, Recession

A no-deal Brexit would be very bad for the United Kingdom. Indeed, the United Kingdom is heading for dire times economically if there is no Brexit deal

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Brexit Europe

EU leaders agree on Brexit conditions

November 25, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1521 Views Brexit, Donald Tusk, EU, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, Theresa May

Brexit conditions are in place. UK Prime Minister May and the rest of the EU’s leadership have agreed on a deal that will enable the UK to

Europe

Macron denounces nationalism during WW1 commemorations

November 11, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1455 Views America First, Donald Trump, EU, European Union, Macron, Nationalism, WW1

From Reuters: Armistice celebrations saw French President Macron directly denounce nationalism. This all while US President Donald Trump – a self-proclaimed nationalist – was in attendance. President Macron

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