⊂ EUROPE ⊃
Negotiations over Brexit: Germany, France and Italy held talks in Berlin on Monday in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron will speak to fellow European leaders in Brussels although he’s not expected to make a formal notification of intention to withdrawal from the bloc. It is not until Article 50 of the EU treaty has been invoked that negotiations on the form of Britain’s departure will begin. The 27 EU leaders will hold a summit on Wednesday with the notable absence of Cameron. EU Parliament party leaders have urged Cameron to immediately start Britain’s EU withdrawal process.
euronews.com, euractiv.com
Brexit vote sends shocks through markets: Investors continued to withdraw from bank stocks on Monday, as the market was dunked in uncertainty and fears of an economic slowdown following the UK’s decision to leave the EU. European bank shares had their worst two-day fall on record and world stocks were on track for their worst two-day fall since the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers in late 2008. Goldman Sachs said that it expects to move headquarters from the UK to elsewhere in the EU, J.P. Morgan Chase has noted the same.
reuters.com, fortune.com
NGOs warn EU against migration plans: More than 100 NGOs have called upon the European Commission to put a stop to its controversial migration plan. The executive’s plan sees trade deals, development aid and other financial tools being used to limit the number of migrants reaching Europe from third countries. The NGOs have criticised the EU for focusing solely on curbing migration through its foreign policy and highlighted that this undermines the bloc’s credibility and authority when it comes to defending human rights. The organisations therefore called upon the member states to reject the Commission’s proposal. EU leaders will discuss the plan this week at a summit being held in Brussels.
euractiv.com
EU to expand defence cooperation: Europe’s first security strategy in more than a decade is to push for closer EU defence cooperation, paving the way for multinational headquarters, military procurement and deployments to help cope with times of existential crisis. Facing a more aggressive Russia, a migrant crisis and failing states on its borders, the European Union needs to „act autonomously if and when necessary“, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will tell EU leaders on Tuesday as she unveils a five-year global strategy plan.
reuters.com, ft.com
Refugees: Hundreds of West African migrants rescued in Mediterranean euronews.com
Military exercise: Ukrainian army started maneuver on Monday derstandard.at
Ankara: Turkey criticises Pope after he used the word genocide to describe the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians reuters.com
Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts by Marriott europa.eu
⊂ QUOTES ⊃
„I would imagine the Commission is led by an honorable, trustworthy man who, in a situation when we are facing the loss of a leg or arm, might go to the country and tell the Britons: ‘We want you to stay.“
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is failing in his position because he didn’t prevent the British vote to leave the EU, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said on Sunday.
politico.eu
⊂ COUNTRIES ⊃
Petition calling for second EU vote with questionable numbers: An online petition signed by more than 3.5 million people calling for a second referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU was started by a Leave campaigner who says it has been „hijacked“ by unhappy Remain voters. Disappointed voters have flocked to sign the petition in the wake of the vote, crashing the official UK government website on at least one occasion and generating more signatures than on any other petition on the site. Any petition that gets more than 100,000 signatures is considered by Parliament’s Petitions Committee, which weighs whether to send the petition for debate by lawmakers.
cnn.com
Hungary will stay: The Hungarian government is preparing a welcome package for companies that will leave Great Britain after the British Brexit-decision, according to Economy Minister Mihaly Varga. He did not mention any details. Varga did rule out a Hungarian withdrawal from the EU.
tagesspiegel.de
Delayed new Nantes airport finally gets a thumbs up: The building of a controversial new airport near Nantes in north-west France has finally been given the go-ahead in a ballot. Over 55 percent of voters gave their approval. The venture was first proposed nearly 30 years ago but over the years there has been much oppostion mainly on environmental grounds. Construction on the 580-million-euro project has been delayed several times. It is scheduled for opening next year, and aims at replacing the current Nantes Atlantique Airport, which only has a capacity of 3 million passengers.
euronews.com
Turkey agrees to German defence minister visit: Ankara on Monday approved a visit by German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to an air base in southern Turkey, reversing its position on an issue that drew angry responses in Germany and further strained tensions between the NATO allies. Relations between Berlin and Ankara hit a new low earlier this month when the German parliament unanimously voted to label the 1915-16 mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman-Turks as genocide.
dw.com
Lawyers urge probe of Erdogan over alleged war crimes: A group of lawyers, lawmakers and civil rights activists are urging authorities in Germany to investigate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Kurdish activist group Civaka Azad said lawyers filed the complaint Monday with Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office that relates to crimes allegedly committed against Kurds in southeastern Turkey. It focuses on alleged crimes by Turkish security forces against Kurds in the town of Cizre.
abcnews.com
Italy: Police capture mob boss Ernesto Fazzalari cbsnews.com
Germany: Deutsche Telekom finds passwords for sale on dark web zdnet.com
Turkey: Erdogan apologises to Putin over downing of Russian jet bloomberg.com
Israel: Turkey and Israel to normalise ties cnn.com
⊂ DATA ⊃
After suffering its biggest one-day drop in history on Friday, the British pound fell an additional 3.4 percent Monday. It is now foundering at a 31-year low against the dollar.
washingtonpost.com
⊂ JOB-BOARD ⊃
politjobs.eu: 350.org seeks campaigner *** Steltemeier & Rawe seeks Senior Associate (m/f) *** 1&1 sucht EU Public Affairs Manager VKU sucht Referentin/en *** Afore Consulting seeks Junior Consultants in European Public Affairs
politjobs.eu, politjobs.eu/submit (Inserat schalten)
⊂ MALFUNCTION ⊃
31 hour drive to European Championship: An Icelander had planned to fly to France with his brother, his father, and his two sons to see the European Championship game of Iceland against Portugal. However, his family got stuck in Stockholm due to a strike. The football fans decided to drive a car to St. Etienne. Thus, their journey to the game ended up taking 31 hours, instead of just two.
tagesspiegel.de