Eurostar passengers from the UK will need to use electronic kiosks before checking in for London departures when new EU border rules are introduced.
The cross-Channel train operator said passengers must use the machines at St Pancras station to register their passport, facial image and fingerprints, and answer four questions about their trip.more
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski gave an interview to the British daily "Daily Telegraph" in which he raised the issue of Donald Tusk's controversial words in the UK that Poland will soon be richer than Great Britain. He also said that thanks to Brexit, the British government could react faster to Russian aggression and take a leadership role in aid to Ukraine.more
Whether Poles will become richer than the British in terms of GDP per person before 2030 is unrelated to the fact that Great Britain left the European Union, as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk suggested - argues the British daily "Daily Telegraph".more
Today, the British newspapers "Daily Express" and "The Independent" report the statement of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who promised that on the 25th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union, Polish GDP per capita will be higher than in Great Britain.more
Meat and dairy products, plants and seeds are among the goods now subject to physical checks when imported to Britain from the European Union from Tuesday.more
Immigration from Central and Eastern Europe, which began with the 2004 EU enlargement, later contributed to some extent to the UK's withdrawal from the Community, but was not the decisive factor, according to Professor Aleks Szczerbiak, a political scientist at the University of Sussex.more
The UK has rejected a European Union proposal to allow 18-30 year olds to study and work in the British Isles for a limited period of time without having to apply for a visa. Both the government in London and the opposition have stated that they have no plans to restore free movement of people from the EU.more
The UK has lost influence since Brexit to become just one of many “middle powers” in the world, former foreign secretary David Miliband has said. Writing for the Observer, Miliband, now president and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee, said that in order to reverse the decline, the UK needed to enter new “structures and commitments” with the EU on foreign policy.
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An estimated 32 million British passport holders could potentially fall foul of post-Brexit rules on validity for travel to the European Union, it has emerged.more
A number of food products of animal and plant origin and cut flowers imported into the UK from the European Union must have a health certificate. The new regulations in force yesterday may result in increased costs for consumers and problems with deliveries, although the government assures that there will be no disruptions.more
Checks on goods imported into Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom will be almost completely abolished and European Union regulations will no longer automatically apply in Northern Ireland, according to the agreement presented yesterday, aimed at ending the two-year political crisis in the province.more
The Home Office has made a significant U-turn on the rights of EU citizens who were in the UK before Brexit.
It is going to reverse a rule it made in August that barred those who mistakenly applied for permanent residency cards after the referendum to make a late application for EU settled status if they were unaware of the specially created immigration scheme.more
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki admitted in an interview published yesterday that, looking at the increasing centralization of the European Union and Brussels' interference in the affairs of member states, he understands why the British decided to leave it.more
Brexit has cost the UK £140bn so far, a figure that could rise to £311bn by the middle of the next decade, according to an analysis published yesterday by Cambridge Econometrics.more
Brexit-backing pub tycoon Tim Martin is in line for a knighthood in the King’s New Year Honours.
The outspoken founder and boss of Wetherspoons has been nominated for services to business, according to reports.more
David Cameron has said the “heat and anger” has gone from the UK-EU relationship, as he spoke at length about the UK’s global position after Brexit for the first time since becoming foreign secretary.more
Banksy's mural in Dover, created in protest against Brexit, has ceased to exist. The building it was painted on was scheduled for demolition some time ago and has now been demolished. The protests of fans of the mysterious artist's work were of no avail - the city authorities did not want to use taxpayers' money to cover the costs of maintaining and moving the mural, the success of which was doubtmore
Brexit should not have been allowed to happen with the backing of only 52 per cent of voters, a former Tory Brexit minister has said. In a devastating admission, leading Brexiteer Steve Baker has admitted that the historic vote to leave the EU should have required a “super-majority” of 60 per cent.more
France and Germany are pushing forward plans to offer Britain and other European countries "associate EU membership", which could rebuild Britain's ties with the bloc.more
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, announced today that if it wins the forthcoming election to the House of Commons, it will seek to significantly renegotiate the deal reached with the European Union on the terms of Brexit.more