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Scottish parliament set to vote on #indyref2

A day before Brexit negotiations formally begin, the Scottish parliament is set to vote on whether or not to request a second independence referendum.

Europe News

Scotland and Turkey mean the talk in Brussels is all of referendums

For Theresa May, the talk is all about unity while ballot boxes for Turkish expats open in several EU member states

World News

Sturgeon takes first formal step towards Scottish referendum

Scotland's first minister has taken the first formal step towards holding a second referendum on independence. Nicola Sturgeon has gone to the parliament in Edinburgh to seek backing for her plan for

United Kingdom

EU gets set for Brexit talks after UK announces trigger date

Europe has given a collective sigh of relief to news that the UK will finally trigger Article 50 next week, beginning divorce proceedings from the European…

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United Kingdom

Britain to trigger Article 50 'EU divorce process' on March 29

EU is 'ready and waiting' for letter.

United Kingdom

Brexit fears on Gibraltar as UK prepares to trigger Article 50

There is anguish and uncertainty on the British overseas territory of Gibraltar where the economy is set to suffer after the UK leaves the EU.

United Kingdom

Sturgeon prepares SNP for second referendum debate and vote

Sturgeon ready for second independence debate and vote

United Kingdom

Second Scottish referendum row rumbles on

The SNP insists a second Scottish independence referendum will take place while the UK prime minister is vowing to unite the country.

United Kingdom

Sturgeon holds firm after May's 'not now' to Scottish referendum

Scottish nationalists have reacted angrily after the British government said it would reject another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom before Brexit, amid a heated debate in the Scott

Business Line

The economic case for Scottish independence

As Scottish politicians push for a fresh independence referendum we look at how oil, gas, whisky, salmon and tourism could support its aspirations.

Netherlands

Turkey 'to impose diplomatic sanctions' on the Netherlands

Turkey says it will impose 'whatever diplomatic sanctions it has' on its NATO ally the Netherlands in an escalating row between the two nations.

Spain

Catalonia's ex-leader Artur Mas banned from office over referendum

Catalonia’s former leader has been barred from public office for two years for staging an informal referendum on independence from Spain.

Netherlands

'I will go to the Netherlands!': Turkish minister defies Dutch resistance

Tension is rising across Europe over Turkey dispatching ministers to campaign for its vote on giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more powers.

Germany

Turkey is worth the effort - Merkel

The German Chancellor has stepped in to soothe relations between Berlin and Ankara after a series of tit-for-tat barbs in recent days.

Turkey

Erdogan compares German officials to Nazis over rally ban

Turkey’s president has accused Germany of “fascist actions” in a growing row between the two countries.

Netherlands

Netherlands opposes Turkish referendum rally in Rotterdam

The public sphere of the Netherlands is not the political campaign area of other countries," Prime Minister Mark Rutte wrote in a Facebook post.

United Kingdom

British PM appeals for UK stability amid Brexit preparations

Theresa May insisted there is "no economic case" for breaking up the United Kingdom

Germany

Bomb threat in Germany after Turkish rally cancelled

A town hall in Germany has been evacuated because of a bomb threat, amid strained relations between Turkey and Germany.

Turkey

Turkey's PM seeks backing for 'stability' in April vote

Turkey’s prime minister has called on voters to back a change to the constitution ahead of a referendum in April that would greatly strengthen President’s Erdogan’s…

Europe News

Labour's Corbyn rebuffs calls to resign after Copeland election loss

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has rebuffed calls to quit after losing a key by-election to the Conservatives.