After Brexit, fluency in German will be a vital tool for success: The number of people learning a modern language has plummeted in the past decade, something which needs to be urgently addressed in order to boost the UK’s links with Europe.
Asian languages skills more in demand with UK employers after Brexit: Research by Adzuna finds that there is a growing interest in non-European languages, such as Japanese and Chinese, amongst UK employers.
Only two per cent of businesses would accept May’s ‘No Deal’ Brexit: A new survey by the British Chambers of Commerce shows that the vast majority of Britain’s businesses believe that leaving the EU without an agreement would be unacceptable.
Theresa May’s offer to EU citizens falls short: May’s offer to give EU citizens in the UK ‘settled status’ after Brexit offers Europeans in the UK fewer rights than Britons in the EU, say MEP’s.
More than two million UK employees work for companies that are reliant on investment from the EU: Figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate the potential vulnerability of UK workers if we were to crash out of the EU single market and the customs union.
Improve the Brexit offer to EU citizens, or we’ll veto the deal: Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament’s Brexit coordinator, states that the British proposal to treat EU citizens in the UK less favourably than ever cannot be accepted.
Britons’ rights in Europe must not surpass rights of EU citizens in the UK: Ann Linde, the Swedish minister for EU affairs has warned that the UK must offer the EU recipriocity in its approach to citizens’ rights.
May accused of exploiting Brexit to scrap people’s rights: Campaigners have warned that the Brexit Repeal Bill would lead to a bonfire of rights and protections and that the Government was “cutting Parliament out”.