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Ukrainian citizens will be exempted from EU short-stay visa requirements, after Parliament endorsed an informal deal with the Council on Thursday. Under the new law, Ukrainians who hold a biometric passport will be able to enter the EU without a visa for 90 days in any 180-day period, for tourism, to visit relatives or friends, or for business purposes, but not to work. The exemption applies to all EU countries, except Ireland and the UK, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. “Ukraine has achieved all the benchmarks, so the visa requirement should be lifted”, noted rapporteur for the proposal  Mariya Gabriel (EPP, BG) , adding that the visa waiver will be “another very strong message that Ukraine is a key partner for the European Union in the Eastern Partnership”. The legislation, approved by 521 votes to 75 with 36 abstentions, still needs to be formally adopted by the Council of Ministers. It is likely to enter into force in June, 20 days after it...

Scenes from the extraordinary session of the UK referendum vote leave decision : The European Parliament debate on outcome and consequences of UK Brexit from European Union "currently" comprising of 28 member states Opening the extraordinary session, European Parliament President Martin Schulz noted that this was the first time that a plenary session had been convened at such short notice, but also that the UK citizens’ decision to leave the EU was equally unprecedented. He warmly welcomed Lord Hill and thanked him for his work in the EU Commission and deciding to step down, having campaigned for Britain to remain in the EU. His statement was followed by standing ovations from both MEPs and Commissioners. "It will be in the interest of us all to ensure that a future relationship will be constructive and mutually beneficial.  No-one will benefit from a prolonged period of political limbo", said Dutch minister Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT, representing the EU’...

Andrew Selous MP I am proud that this Government is giving the British people a vote on whether to remain members of the European Union. The British people have been shut out from this debate for far too long. I know that people of goodwill who love their country dearly and want nothing but the best for the United Kingdom have strongly differing views on this subject. However the country votes on 23rd June we must come together as one nation afterwards to make the best of which ever decision the British people make. I am proud of our country. Over the centuries we’ve done more than anyone to promote liberty, the rule of law and free markets. We have done so in cooperation with many and in the interests of all. Today we still offer hope to those less fortunate than ourselves in a troubled the world. We are also a sovereign power that embraces the strength found in exchanging mutual commitments. Having thought long and hard about this issue I have decided to back the United ...

If Britons vote to leave the European Union in their June 23 referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron can effectively file the divorce papers in person to fellow EU leaders the next morning in Brussels. Just how he will arrange his diary, having scheduled the vote on the first day of the regular midsummer EU summit, is not yet clear; from then on, the process of "Brexit" will only get messier, as Europe's fractious leaders haggle their way through an unprecedented break-up that could take years to complete. Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union lets a state quit and sets a deadline to negotiate terms within two years. If by mid-2018, Britain has not agreed issues like trade terms or the status of foreign residents, its membership will simply end -- unless it and all 27 other EU states agree an extension. Cameron's government said this week, however, that rewriting British laws post-Brexit and renegotiating relations in trade and other fields could take a d...

With  hands crossed and his signature blond hair, Boris Johnson yesterday ,took the riskiest gamble of his career: to oppose Prime Minister David Cameron by campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union. If the stars align for London's eccentric mayor and the voters agree with him in a June 23 referendum, his bet could help him win Cameron's job. But if Britons vote to stay in, he could find that he has blown his chance for good. A natural comedian known to all by his first name, the dishevelled Boris has expertly kept the nation guessing for years as to exactly how high he wanted to climb and what he would be prepared to do along the way. But on Sunday, on the subject of the EU at least, there was no more beating around the bush. "You want to ask my views on Europe, don't you?" he jokingly asked a scrum of reporters and cameramen who had been besieging his London home all weekend, desperate to find out which side he would back after Cameron ann...

International companies could flee from London if the UK severs ties with Europe finds survey David Cameron calls EU referendum for June 23 2016 Official Statement @onthemarketblog Up to 200,000 workers could leave London if the UK exits the European Union, resulting in a huge correction in ,commercial property prices, research has found. A study conducted exclusively for The Telegraph by property data group, Geophy found that a predicted exodus of international companies from London if the UK severs ties with Europe could bring up to 1.6m sq m of commercial property back onto the rental market – and could mean price corrections of more than 35pc in some areas of the City of London. The research looked at how international companies could look to reposition themselves post-Brexit, focusing on US and Asian banks and financial services companies who currently have offices in the capital. By Teun Van Den Dries PropTech  a new wave in the startup ecosystem. It’s grea...