It might be comforting to imagine that only Britain is paying attention to the Brexit chaos right now, cocooned in our own mess.
But in fact, its epic confusion and uncertainty is very visible to the rest of the world, including its soon-to-be ex-EU partners, and on Wednesday international front pages were covered with the latest Brexit news.
After Theresa May suffered a crushing and historic defeat of her Brexit deal, and with the government now facing a no confidence vote, declarations of defeat took centre stage across Europe, with many asking: what next?
Hereâs what the continent had to say
Germany
German chancellor Angela Merkel is optimistic that we âstill have time to negotiateâ â but added that the ball is in the PMâs court.
Der Spiegel echoes Merkelâs hopefulness:
While Der Taggespiegel summarised events as âBritain faces Brexit chaosâ.
A dispatch from HuffPost Germanyâs Leonhard Landes...
âTo sum up the mood here in Germany: The rejection of Mayâs Brexit deal was expected, but people in Germany were still shocked by the result of the vote. Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on Twitter: âThis is a bitter day for Europeâ.
âEveryone keeps wondering how the United Kingdom could possibly break the deadlock Theresa May has steered parliament into. Calls for a second referendum are getting louder as the chance of No Deal is rising.â
France
Newspaper Le Figaro reflects: âAfter Mayâs severe defeat in Parliament, Brexit dives into the unknownâ.
Meanwhile, Le Monde is running a live Q&A on Brexit as it asks: âWhat happens next?â
From France, Le HuffPostâs Geoffroy Clavel paints the mood: âFranceâs message to the UK: âDo what you want but hurry upâ.â
âUsually cautious when it comes to commenting on Brexit, the French government has openly expressed its impatience after Westminsterâs rejection of the European Agreement, ruling out new negotiations and saying it is now only up to the British political class to get out of this quagmire.
âNew vote in Parliament, new referendum? âItâs not up to us to tell the British what to do, what we can tell them is âhurry up!â because March 29th is tomorrow,â warned the European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau on Wednesday.â
Spain
Spainâs ABC lead on âPrisoners of Brexitâ, pointing to a divided country and little time to come up with an alternative deal.
While national title El PaĂs announced: âMayâs crushing defeat sharpened the Brexit crisisâ.
The newspaper described an alarming situation. âUncertainty, bitterness, resentmentâ, read one of its editorials, predicting how Theresa May can still suffer new losses as the paperâs LluĂs Bassets declared âmore defeats can still arriveâ.
HuffPost Spainâs Laura Riestra said: âSpain is one of the EU countries that has the closest ties with the UK, so the way MPs have rejected the PMâs Brexit deal is in every front page.
âAll of them focus on the historic margin of the rejection, while looking ahead to the no-confidence vote.â
The Netherlands
Theresa Mayâs face features prominently on The Netherlandsâ AD, above the caption âDefeatedâ.
While the Dutch News website takes a local angle, with the countryâs foreign minister dashing hopes that the EU will be flexible on tweaking the deal.
The European Council
Pointing to the elephant in the room, Donald Tusk subtly suggests we should cancel Brexit altogether:
A spokesman for the European Council president added that the remaining EU leaders will be prepared for a disorderly Brexit as the risk has âincreasedâ.
âWe regret the outcome of the vote, and urge the UK Government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible.
âThe EU27 will remain united and responsible as we have been throughout the entire process and will seek to reduce the damage caused by Brexit.
âWe will continue our preparations for all outcomes, including a no-deal scenario. The risk of a disorderly exit has increased with this vote and, while we do not want this to happen, we will be prepared for it.
Belgium
Belgiumâs De Standaard simply asks: âWhat now, Britain?â
Key figures in Europe
Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier chimed in, saying itâs time for the UK to decide the next steps, although asked whether he trusted Theresa May, well:
Guy Verhofstadt & Antonio Tajani
While Guy Verhofstadt, Brexit coordinator for the European Parliament, and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani both stressed the importance of securing the rights of EU citizens in the UK, as well as Britons living in the EU.
Greece
In Greece, HuffPostâs Galatia Vourvouli writes: âItâs now official: British MPs want an EU divorce on their own terms - and who could blame them for that? They want it all and they want it now. A divorce, however, is rarely a simple affair. Especially if it involves a former empire, used in shaping everything on its own terms.
âLeaving the European team means leaving certain privileges behind and it looks like the British people are realising what exactly is at stake a little too late - two and a half years after they voted for Brexit. A second referendum might be their only chance to think again.â
Italy
Meanwhile, in Italy, former prime minister Matteo Renzi asks: âHow many lies did populists tell to win the referendum?â