The world is still reeling from Britain’s vote to leave the EU. Many UK citizens living across the EU and in countries with EU agreements on free movement of people, like Switzerland, have questions about what this means for them. At the moment there seem to be more questions than answers. Here is what we know […]
Great Brexpectations
In this cartoon, Geneva-based political cartoonist Rachel Berman for Le News, looks at Britain’s vote to leave the EU from a Swiss perpective. Switzerland has spent more than two years trying to cut a deal with Brussels after 50.3% of Swiss voters decided to limit immigration from the EU. The EU is showing no sign […]
How Brexit will affect Geneva
According to Cenni Najy, a political science specialist at the University of Geneva, cited in the Tribune de Genève, Brexit with have a very direct impact on Geneva. Many British nationals work in Geneva and many from Geneva work in London, particularly in financial services. What will happen when there are changes to the free […]
Brexit in pictures – cartoons and photos that save many words
Creative types around the world are finding ways to express what happened when 51.9% of British voters voted to leave the EU. Here is a selection: Brexit expressed with food #Brexit in one photo… pic.twitter.com/Ea6esAvI0t — Keith Richburg (@keithrichburg) June 24, 2016 Cartoons from Geneva-based cartoonist Patrick Chappatte #Brexit If Britain closes its doors… – […]
Brexit will affect Switzerland, says Swiss president
Swiss president Johann Schneider-Ammann said “This decision affects your country directly and indirectly.” Firstly, relations between Switzerland and the UK will need to be redrawn. This will not happen today, but once the UK formally leaves, in around two years time. The current rules for people and companies will stay in place until further notice. Switzerland […]
Britain votes to leave EU. What does it mean?
All of the votes have been counted. 51.9% of the votes were for “leave”. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, said in an announcement, that EU law will continue to apply to the UK until the nation formally leaves the club, including rules on free movement of people. David Cameron said in a speech […]
Britain votes to leave EU
All of the votes have been counted. 51.9% of the votes were for “leave”. Voter turnout was 72.2%. Voting was divided. Scotland (62.0% remain) and Northern Ireland (55.8% remain) voted too stay, while England (53.4% leave) and Wales (52.5% leave) voted to leave. In the markets, the pound dropped as low as 1.32 US dollars, […]
British EU referendum polls closed
British polling booths have closed. An estimated 72% of voters turned out to vote. No results have been released yet, however the BBC reports that a YouGov poll has remain in the lead by 52% to 48%. This is only a poll and not a vote result. The Telegraph has reported that Tory party members […]
Switzerland withdraws its application for EU membership
Back in the days when mobile phones looked like the one pictured below, the Swiss voted on whether to join the EEA (European Economic Area), a precursor to EU membership. On 6 December 1992, 78.9% of Swiss voters turned out to vote, the highest turnout seen in Switzerland over the last 45 years. The traditional voting divide between French […]
