Normandy chief warns of Brexit impact on ports
Normandy council president Herve Morin said 40 percent of heavy goods vehicles arriving at the ports will be subject to veterinary and plant health controls after the end…
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Denmark to ban 500 euro notes after money laundering scandal
The 500 euro note will not be accepted for payments or currency exchange in Denmark in future as parliament reacted to a major banking scandal. A parliamentary majority…
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‘Swexit would cost Sweden 73,000 jobs’: report
Leaving the EU would damage Sweden’s growth, competitiveness and welfare, writes Andreas Hatzigeorgiou, chief economist at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, in an opinion piece. In an article…
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EU’s ‘no-deal’ Brexit plan spells out bad news for British travellers
The European Union on Tuesday published further contingency plans for a “no-deal” Brexit, piling pressure Prime Minister Theresa May by warning that Britons will lose a host of…
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Spotify shares take hit despite first-ever quarterly profit
Spotify shares tumbled on Thursday after the music giant’s first-ever quarterly profit was offset by a disappointing growth outlook. Shares in the Swedish-based music group slid 9.5 percent…
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Brexit road-tripper: ‘It has made me appreciate what Europe has to offer and what we have to lose’
Brit Andy Pardy quit his job to undertake an epic odyssey across Europe in order to write ‘Stop Brexit’ with the resulting GPS route. Having recently concluded his…
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Neglected and less reassured than ever: Brits in the EU face more Brexit anxiety
The final text of the withdrawal agreement coupled with the chaos in Westminster since its announcement has left Britons in France facing yet more limbo, stress and the…
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Largest innovation hub in the Nordics launched in Stockholm
The largest innovation hub in the Nordic region was officially launched on Thursday morning in a suburb north of Stockholm, in a move it hopes will encourage more…
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Bitcoin hotel hack victim speaks out
An Austrian hotel manager who went public with the fact that he had been blackmailed four times into paying a Bitcoin ransom to cybercriminals has been praised for…
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Q&A on Brexit deal: Do I still need to get my carte de séjour?
With London and Brussels reaching a deal on Britain’s departure from the EU, many Britons in France are asking questions about what it means for them in reality,…
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