EUROPEAN UNION

Philip May, a senior executive at an investment fund, has largely avoided the spotlight.

The European Commission has revised down its economic forecasts for growth in the euro zone and in Britain after the British vote to leave the European Union. As David Pollard reports, that's a worry for EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels.

Two weeks after the U.K. voted to leave the union, calls for similar referendums seem to be losing momentum, with polls pointing to a more pro-EU atmosphere in other European countries.

Theresa May could be Britain's next prime minister if she beats Andrea Leadsom in a September ballot.

Russia's budget deficit has swollen as oil prices fell sharply from 2014 and the West imposed sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.

The Brexit campaigner stepped down saying he had achieved his political ambition with a victory for the “leave” camp in the EU referendum.

London law firm Mishcon de Reya said Sunday it would start legal action against the British government to ensure a parliamentary debate before invoking Article 50.

Voting to leave the EU was the easy part. When and how to depart is tougher, and a Brexit may not happen after all.

The nation’s currency has appreciated sharply due to a perceived rise in global risk at least a dozen times since the mid-1990s, a study showed.

After it leaves the European Union, Britain will no longer be obligated to impose EU-backed sanctions against Iran.

Eight banks, including Barclays and HSBC, were downgraded to negative from stable after the U.K. voted to leave the EU last week.

Production for shows like "Game of Thrones" is only half the battle. International rights are big business.

Europe’s leaders want Britain to make the exit quick but British lawmakers seem reluctant to initiate formal talks on leaving.

With President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron both set to leave office, the trans-Atlantic relationship could be in flux.

The U.K. faces a complex set of negotiations to clarify its future relationship with the EU, and it’s starting with some serious handicaps.

Last week’s historic referendum, where the British public voted to leave the EU, has kicked off a flurry of diplomatic activity in Europe, even as the economic fallout continues.

Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson, favored to become the next prime minister, said Britain could forge a relationship with the EU based on free trade and partnership rather than a federal system.

More than 2 million people — mostly from London and Edinburgh — have signed a petition, urging the government to hold a second Brexit referendum.

The comments were made Saturday by European Central Bank Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is likely to hurt research and collaboration efforts, most of the nation’s scientists say.

Leaving the EU could weaken Britain’s diplomatic clout, giving Argentina an opportunity to claim sovereignty over the islands.