This summer, I'm heading to Aubusson We take a look at six reasons why you should take a trip to Aubusson, the home >> Page 5 of tapestry
Limousin July 2016 - Issue #81
Brexit - what does it mean for you? The United Kindgom has voted to leave the EU, creating fear and confusion for expats across Europe. Years of complex negotiations will follow, but what might the recent Brexit mean for those of us living and working in France today?
tions on any future agreements between Britain and the European Union. Leave campaigners believe that Britain is such an important market for Europe that the EU will effectively be forced to give the UK access to the European single market through the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement. With 500 million consumers, the EEA is the world's biggest free trade area. Other non-EU countries that are members of the EEA (Norway, for example) have to allow reciprocal access to their own markets via the free movement of people and services in return; the EU is unlikely to back down on this when it comes to the UK. The Leave campaign, however, believe they can gain access to the EEA whilst still main-
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NEWS - New superregion named
Those of us who used to live in the Limousin now reside in Nouvelle Aquitaine - a name change that has not gone down well in many areas >> Page 3
NEWS - European air traffic network?
Following more strikes by air traffic controllers, a group of major airlines is calling for a European-wide air traffic network to reduce the impact of industrial action >> Page 8
NEWS - Elephant's broken leg fixed
In a world first, an Auvergne zoo has healed an elephant with a double leg fracture - an injury that often proves fatal >> Page 9
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o it's official. The people have spoken and the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. The news has been met with shock, concern and anger across Europe and leaves hundreds of thousands of British expats in France facing an uncertain future. Whilst it is not yet clear what will happen in the medium term, governments on both sides of the Channel have been keen to stress that nothing will change in the short term. At some point in the coming weeks and months, the British government will invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. This will signal the start of the official exit process from the EU and will begin at least two years of negotia-
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