€5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve for businesses and employment
The €5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve will offer funds to countries and sectors worst-hit by the effect of the United ...
Tag: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the UK or Britain is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles.
Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland. Otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world.
The UK is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Interpol and the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was a member of the European Union (EU) and its predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC), from 1 January 1973 until withdrawing on 31 January 2020.
United Kingdom Politics
The United Kingdom is a unitary state under a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch and head of state of the UK, as well as 15 other independent countries. These 16 countries are sometimes referred to as “Commonwealth realms”. The monarch has “the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, and the right to warn”. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is uncodified and consists mostly of a collection of disparate written sources, including statutes, judge-made case law and international treaties, together with constitutional conventions.
Brexit helpline for citizens – Europe Direct Contact Centre – EDCC
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EU-UK Trade Deal: EU protection, fair competition and common future
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EU bans UK arrivals to control the new variant of Coronavirus – UK strain
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EU-UK relations: parliament adopts temporary contingency measures
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Four Royal Navy ships stand-by in case of no-deal Brexit
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EU Summit priorities left Brexit aside
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Watch State of the Union live: Ursula von der Leyen gives 2022 address #SOTEU
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