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UK changes name of diplomatic mission in Brussels

Britain's diplomatic mission in Brussels sent an employee out early on Saturday to change the building's nameplate to read "UK Mission to the European Union", signalling its new non-member status.

United Kingdom

'No trade deal without fisheries rights,' EU's Barnier tells UK

Even as smoke was still clearing from fireworks marking the end of Britain’s EU membership, Britain and the EU were both gearing up for Brexit talks.

Belgium

Brussels-based Britons hold vigil as the clock ticks down to Brexit

Some were wrapped in EU flags, others clutched candles. They were there to mourn Brexit.

United Kingdom

In pictures: Brexit sparks delight, despair and dissent

After 47 years of marriage, the EU and UK were officially divorced at the stroke of midnight (2300 GMT) on Friday. Here are some of the best images of the historic day.

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United Kingdom

Boris Johnson calls Brexit 'an astonishing moment of hope'

“This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act in our great national drama,” British PM Boris Johnson said.

France

Macron: Brexit Day is 'historic alarm signal' for reform in Europe

French president Emmanuel Macron warned: "British people have chosen to leave the European Union. They will … no longer have the same rights.”

Belgium

Watch: EU officials remove British flag in Brussels

In a highly symbolic moment, two officials at the European Council building in Brussels lowered the British flag before folding it and taking it away.

United Kingdom

Watch: The friendly football game to mark UK joining the EEC in 1973

Nearly half a century ago, the UK hosted and won a football match to celebrate European unity.

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Bagpipes play as Brexit Party MEPs leave EU parliament for final time

Triumphant Brexit-supporting MEPs marched out of the European Parliament for the last time on Friday as the countdown to Brexit was underway.

World News

Brexit road trip: On the last ferry from Europe to the UK

Euronews' Jack Parrock charts his voyage from the heart of the EU to Brexit London on the last day of the UK's membership. Bon Voyage!

World

Project shows how EU Citizens in UK still fear discrimination

‘In Limbo' is a project that collates the experiences of foreign citizens in both the United Kingdom and in the European Union. The project has resulted in the publication of two books: In Limbo: Brexit Testimonies from EU citizens in the UK and In Limbo Too: Brexit Testimonies from UK citizens.

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Watch: Brexit Party MEPs leave Brussels for the last time

Britain officially departs the EU at 11 p.m. local time Friday, midnight in Brussels.

United Kingdom

Sadness and celebration as Britain leaves the European Union

In London, Brexit supporters draped in British flags gathered outside the Houses of Parliament for an upbeat celebratory rally led by Nigel Farage.

United Kingdom

Brexit Timeline 2016–2020: the UK’s path from referendum to EU exit

A blow-by-blow account of the UK’s tortuous route to Brexit, from the 2016 EU referendum to the present day.

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Brussels' Manneken Pis dressed in Union Jack waistcoat ahead of Brexit

A famous sculpture in Brussels has gone all British ahead of Brexit on Friday.

Ireland

Euroviews. Brexit is a rupture in Anglo-EU relations. But it obscures a much bigger tragedy for Ireland ǀ View

Forget the Irish border or tall tales of the imminent break-up of the United Kingdom. The real tragedy of Britain leaving the EU is the break in economic continuity which has been carefully crafted (within the European framework since 1973) between all parts of the previously restive British Isles.

China

'We are counting down the days to go', says Spanish national in Wuhan

Pedro Morilla, as well as eight other Spanish nationals working for the Wuhan Shangwen's football team, is still trapped in the Chinese city known as the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. An independent Scotland isn’t ready for EU membership. It needs a constitution first ǀ View

I am still unconvinced that the SNP really wants to lead a new independent Scotland into the EU. The SNP only brings up EU membership as a persuasive argument to achieve independence more easily.

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Euroviews. The EU’s Green Deal plans to restore nature must include our largest ecosystem - the ocean ǀ View

While we appreciate that all-night EU AGRIFISH negotiations may necessitate tough political decisions, agreeing to continue overfishing is in the long-term interest of no-one - least of all the fishing industry - and should be lamented, not celebrated.

United Kingdom

Britain angers US by giving Huawei limited role in 5G network

The decision is the first by a major US ally in Europe and comes despite threats from Washington to end intelligence cooperation if Huawei gets access.