Charities air their displeasure at Trump pulling out of climate deal as May rejects chance to show united front with EU

TORY LEADER THERESA MAY faced isolation and criticism from charities and European nations condemning the president’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate agreement and the PM’s reluctance to condemn the move.

Nato leaders meeting to hammer out Russia threats, increase investment and intervention following Manchester attack

THERESA MAY and other Nato national leaders have been condemned for the “spreading of extremism” by campaigners opposing the arms trade and the increase of intervention in the Middle East.

CommonSpace looks at what you need to know about the UK Tory manifesto on Scotland

THE TORIES released their manifesto yesterday (Thursday 18 May) in the City of London as a blueprint for a united UK heading towards the exit doors of the European Union.

CommonSpace looks at the new French president's views on Brexit and the UK “taking back control”

EMMANUEL MACRON at age 39 is the youngest French president to be elected in the Fifth republic and starts his tenure with dominant issues including French unemployment, the Franco-German relationship, social cohesion and the UK’s Brexit.

Macron was seen as the pro-European candidate in opposition to the far right Marine Le Pen of the Front National who wanted France to break relations with the EU and bring back the old currency of the franc.

United Ireland would be welcomed into the EU according to EU representatives 

THE EU could be developing a plan to allow a united Ireland to join without barriers or delays according to the bloc’s representatives.

EU leaders are gearing up for an emergency summit in Brussels tomorrow (Saturday 29 April) where they will discuss a common negotiation approach to the Brexit talks and the UK’s position.

Two thirds of Scottish small employers of EU workers are concerned about future skills shortages, according to new research from the FSB

SCOTTISH FIRMS face a “chronic skills shortage” as a result of the UK Government’s attempts to bring about hard Brexit according to a new Scottish specific study by the Federation of small businesses (FSB).

The report shows that two-thirds of small Scottish employers with EU workers are concerned that future skills shortages will force them to close operations, scale down their business or leave the country altogether.

CommonSpace columnist Jonathon Shafi says Hungary's grassroots activists need global support

THE Central European University (CEU) in Budapest is under devastating attack by the Hungarian government and Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The authoritarian regime is taking this action in the context of a raft of draconian proposals including, for example, the introduction of 'work camps' for the very limited number of refugees currently in Hungary. 

CommonSpace looks at the timetable for Scotland once the letter invoking Article 50 is handed into the EU President’s office

AS the UK Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty, formally informing the EU parliament president of the UK’s desire to withdraw, we take a look at the timeline of how events will break down.

The EU’s President Donald Tusk, recently reelected, has stated that the response from the EU will be given in 48 hours and has called an emergency meeting of the remaining EU members states for April 29.

As the UK prepares to formally begin the process of leaving the EU this week, author J.J. Patrick wonders whether Theresa May has any intention of entering serious negotiation

AS the Brexit department calls for hundreds more staff to deal with the "unbelievably technical" aspects of leaving the EU, and Theresa May confirms to Donald Tusk that she will be triggering Article 50 next week, the United Kingdom is falling to pieces. 

Edinburgh comes out in favour of Europe on its 60th anniversary

OVER A THOUSAND people gathered in Edinburgh on Saturday (25 March) to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which founded the EU, and to demand Scotland’s voice be heard against Brexit.

Starting at Waterloo Place in the city centre the crowd made it’s way down to the Scottish Parliament where it was addressed by a range of politicians from different parties dedicated to Scotland maintaining it’s relationship with Europe.