Exit

Sweden has ordered more Britons, including vulnerable people, to leave post-Brexit than any other EU countryHe arrived with nothing other than the clothes he wore that morning. Hours later he was banged up in a detention centre close to a Stockholm airport to await deportation.Charles, a former business director from Cambridge, who did not want his full name published, moved to Sweden in 2017 to be with his Swedish wife, Lily, and applied to remain after Brexit, before the deadline of December 2021. But the migration agency rejected his application, and he and his wife have been fighting with the Swedish authorities ever since. Continue reading...

• European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde dismissed rumors that she might leave her post early to join the French presidential campaign. • The ECB raised its growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 to 0.9% and 1.4% due to the resilience of the euro area economy. • Further interest rate hikes could push rates into restrictive territory and risk damaging economic growth.

• Hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos plans to move his residency from the UK to Greece. • The move is driven by rising UK tax pressures and Greece's attractive flat-tax regime. • This exit reflects a broader trend of financiers leaving the UK as the government seeks ways to raise billions in revenue.

• Exit polls indicate that Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has taken a commanding lead in a recent regional election. • The results suggest a historic victory that could potentially lead to the first state government led by the far-right since World War II. • This outcome creates political uncertainty regarding whether other parties will cooperate to allow the AfD to form a governing coalition.

Scale of deportations made public for first time amid criticism of hardline approach to UK citizensSweden has confirmed 458 British citizens have been deported or forcibly removed by police since Brexit.It is the first time the scale of the deportations of citizens who failed to secure residency in Sweden post Brexit has been made public and comes amid mounting criticism of a cruel and hardline approach to Britons who had chosen to make the country their home before Brexit. Continue reading...

Minister says Sweden has ‘fulfilled its commitments’ amid criticism of ‘unjust’ decisions such as case of Joyce ThomasThe Swedish government has doubled down on its position on removing and deporting British citizens on the grounds they were late to apply for permission to stay after Brexit.The migration minister, Johan Forssell, issued a robust defence of the Swedish migration agency’s implementation of the Brexit withdrawal agreement on Wednesday in response to a question from an MP about the case of Joyce Thomas, a 78-year-old British widow who has been ordered to leave the country after 21 years. Continue reading...

• Iceland has opted not to hold a referendum on joining the European Union, a decision that differs fundamentally from the UK's Brexit-style rejection. • Because Iceland is already a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), it already enjoys unrestricted access to the EU's trading bloc and freedom of movement for its citizens. • The decision matters because while a "yes" vote would have provided a political boost to Brussels, the lack of a vote does not signal a desire for isolation.