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A8 WORLD NEWS
Saturday 24 February 2018
‘Brexit’ already causing drop in EU migration to UK Spend more or

By PAN PYLAS do less? Europe
Associated Press discussing post-
LONDON (AP) — Brexit is lit- Brexit budget
tle more than a year away
but there is mounting evi-
dence it’s having a major By MIKE CORDER, Associ-
impact on the number of ated Press
European citizens looking BRUSSELS (AP) — The lead-
to live and work in Britain. ers of European Union na-
Figures released this week tions — minus Britain’s prime
show net migration — the minister — met Friday to
difference between those begin what are expected
coming into Britain and to be acrimonious talks on
those leaving — from other how the bloc will cope with
European Union countries a multibillion-euro hole in its
falling below 100,000 for budget caused by Britain’s
the first time since March departure.
2013. Separate figures show Yet one leader warned not
the number of EU nationals to expect a definitive deci-
working in Britain increas- sion any time soon on the
ing by 101,000, its lowest European Union’s first multi-
amount since September year budget in the post-
2013. Brexit era. “This is the start
Both indicate that the June Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside Stormont House in Belfast. of an intense and difficult
2016 vote to leave the EU (Niall Carson/PA via AP) process,” cautioned Bel-
has changed the dynam- free movement of people gration and employment which also coincided with gian Prime Minister Charles
ics of immigration into Brit- to live and work anywhere numbers. some of the darkest times Michel. “There are so many
ain, where the number of in the EU. So a college The fact that many EU financially in the eurozone, political questions — fun-
foreign arrivals and the graduate from, say, Roma- economies, and particu- the net number of EU citi- damental questions — that
perceived impact on lo- nia, can pack a bag the larly those in the 19-coun- zens working in Britain rose it’s necessary to start a
cal communities, housing, day after graduation and try eurozone, are enjoying by an average of 250,000 a dialogue, to listen to ev-
public services and wages go look for work anywhere their strongest economic year. erybody.” Lithuanian Presi-
was a key reason behind else in the EU. growth for over a decade Also, the relative attrac- dent Dalia Grybauskaite,
the Brexit vote. After Brexit, or at least after has lessened the need for tion of Britain financially a former EU budget com-
Kallum Pickering, senior U.K. any transition that the British many to search for oppor- has diminished, indirectly missioner, said the choice
economist at Berenberg government agrees on with tunities abroad. In 2017, because of the Brexit vote. is “to increase the budget
Bank, said Friday that Brexit the EU for the period after the eurozone economy After the vote, the pound’s and find new resources, Eu-
is “working” already on the official Brexit day on March expanded by 2.5 percent, value sank, particularly ropean resources or taxes,
migration front, and that it 29, 2019, that freedom of way ahead of Britain’s 1.7 against the euro. One or to reduce some other
may make the political cal- movement will ostensibly percent. pound is now worth around old programs.” Britain is set
culus facing the British gov- end. As with so many oth- At the height of the euro- 1.14 euros, compared with to leave the EU — the first
ernment a little bit easier. er Brexit-related issues, it’s zone debt crisis, job op- 1.30 before — a big hit, es- country to exit the world’s
“It puts the government un- unclear what a future im- portunities were scarce in pecially for those sending biggest trading bloc — in
der less pressure than be- migration system in Britain many countries, notably in money back home from late March 2019. But Brexit
fore to introduce restrictive will look like but members Spain and Greece, where Britain. talks on Britain’s departure
migration policies in order of the government of Prime unemployment rose to “When a place loses its ap- must be finalized by the fall
to satisfy some voters’ de- Minister Theresa May have around 25 percent. peal, people vote with their so EU nations’ parliaments
mands for reduced inflows said the country must re- So Britain, whose economy feet,” Berenberg’s Picker- can ratify any withdrawal
of workers from the EU,” he main “open” to foreign was growing more strongly ing said. agreement. The EU’s exec-
said. workers. than most in the EU, had a For many parts of the British utive commission estimates
One of the pillars of being Brexit is not the only reason magnetic pull. In the two economy, the implications that Britain’s planned de-
a member of the EU is the behind the turn in the mi- years to the Brexit vote, could be profound. q parture will cut contribu-
tions by around 12 billion
Haiti suspends Oxfam pending investigation euros ($14.8 billion) a year.
Britain has agreed to pay
its budget share until 2020.
By EVENS SANON country in the aftermath of misconduct by employ- in the country. The organi- European Commission
Associated Press of the devastating Janu- ees of the organization. zation has admitted that President Jean-Claude
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ary 2010 earthquake, said “This is part of an ongoing some of its employees used Juncker said last month
— Aid group Oxfam Great Minister of Planning and process of collaboration sex workers. that the EU’s 2014-2020
Britain will be suspended External Cooperation Aviol with the Haitian govern- British government officials budget, which totals some
from operating in Haiti for Fleurant. ment,” Ticehurst told re- and that country’s char- 1.09 trillion euros ($1.34 tril-
the next two months pend- It is also trying to determine porters in Port-au-Prince. ity regulator have said that lion), is insufficient to fund
ing an investigation into whether some of the pros- Oxfam Great Britain is one Oxfam didn’t tell them the the bloc’s growing ambi-
allegations of sexual mis- titutes may have been un- of four divisions of the inter- allegations included sexual tions in areas such as de-
conduct by its employees, derage. national organization work- misconduct until Britain’s fense, tackling migration
a government official said Authorities consider it a ing in Haiti. Times newspaper revealed and border control.
Thursday. “serious crime” for an adult The aid group disclosed details of the case earlier Dutch Prime Minister Mark
Haiti is investigating how to have sex with anyone that seven workers were this month. Rutte disagreed, a sign of
Oxfam Great Britain re- under 18, Fleurant said. He fired or resigned in 2011 Since then, thousands of divisions between leaders
sponded to reports that said the Haitian govern- after a whistleblower ac- people have canceled do- that could presage bitter
some of its staff used pros- ment is “shocked at the cused staff members of nations to the group in an- wrangling during months of
titutes while working in the highest level” about reports misconduct while working ger. q budget discussions.q