Friday, July 1, 2016

Eurosphere agenda: “Kerry urges European leaders not to take revenge for Brexit (!)

Kerry urges European leaders not to take revenge for Brexit

EurActiv.com by Catherine Stupp

John Kerry urged EU leaders today (27 June) not to “lose their heads” and take revenge on the United Kingdom, after its decision to quit the European Union

Brexit reverberates

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The prospect of Brexit-style referendums in other European countries is a major concern of press commentators today, against the background of a growing consensus that the European Union needs root-and-branch change if it is to survive this challenge.

First Brexit, next stop United States of Europe and a Norse League?

EurActiv.com by Samuel Morgan

In December 2011, EurActiv.com’s partner, Milano Finanza, published a scenarioput together by British historian Niall Ferguson. It concerned Europe in 2021 and his predictions are already starting to materialise

Brexit vote: Bitter exchanges in EU parliament debate

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Bitter exchanges mark the European Parliament’s first debate on the UK’s vote to leave, while David Cameron prepares to face his EU counterparts

How global media is reporting Brexit

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has caused widespread dismay in the global media, with many papers warning that the future of the entire EU is at risk.

Mogherini’s global strategy moves beyond zero-sum game

EurActiv.com by Daniela Vincenti

Against growing internal and external threats, the new global strategy devised by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reinforces the soft power mantra and urges jettisoning the illusion that international politics can be a zero-sum game, EurActiv.com has learned.

Brexit summit – the challenges

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

As the EU prepares for a crisis summit after the UK voted to leave the bloc, the BBC’s Laurence Peter asks where Europe goes from here

Scotland and the EU post-Brexit – independent Scotland in the EU or outside with the UK?

open Democracy News Analysis – by Kirsty Hughes

For Brussels, Scotland has become the good Europeans, England and Wales the bad.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addresses the audience at the Residence Palace in Brussels on June 2, 2015. Virginia Mayo /Press Association. All rights reserved.As the UK descends into extraordinary political and economic chaos, with no political leadership visible anywhere in Westminster, what are theoptions for Scotland to stay in the European Union or at least as integrated with it as possible?

The UK’s EU referendum is not worthy of our respect

open Democracy News Analysis – by Alfred Moore

This referendum manifested a profound disrespect for democracy, in the way it was called, in the way the decision thresholds were framed, and in the way the campaign itself was conducted.