UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action
2 years, 6 months ago

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. The proposed bill seeks to remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That will override parts of the trade treaty that Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed with the European Union less than two years ago. Britain’s government maintained its move is justified under international law because of the “genuinely exceptional situation,” and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss blamed the EU for blocking a negotiated settlement. He argued that his government’s “higher and prior legal commitment” is to the 1998 Good Friday agreement that brought peace and stability to Northern Ireland.

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What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade?

Al Jazeera  

The Northern Ireland Assembly is set to return after a two-year political paralysis caused by Brexit row. Following two years of political paralysis, Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly is set to return to full working order after a new agreement on trade between the Democratic Unionist Party and the UK government was ratified by the House of Commons on Thursday. This …

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government

Al Jazeera  

The political deadlock in the region began after the United Kingdom left the European Union. He said agreements reached with the United Kingdom’s government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the restoration of the locally elected institutions”. The breakthrough after months of inconclusive negotiations came after the UK …

‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip

Al Jazeera  

The US president will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and seek to support a post-Brexit trade deal. United States President Joe Biden has arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, where he is set to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Biden said his trip would Though the UK, and therefore Northern Ireland, have …

What is the Good Friday Agreement?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

The Independent  

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As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained
1 year, 8 months ago

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained

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Timeline: Long road to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

Timeline: Long road to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement

Al Jazeera  

Northern Ireland is to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10. On April 10, Northern Ireland marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended three decades of conflict in the British-ruled province. December 9, 1973 – After a year of talks and elections for a …

N. Ireland unionists say no to Sunak’s Brexit deal, for now
1 year, 9 months ago

N. Ireland unionists say no to Sunak’s Brexit deal, for now

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s main British unionist party said Monday it will vote against a deal struck by Britain and the European Union to resolve a thorny trade dispute that vexed U.K.-EU relations and triggered a political crisis in Belfast. The DUP walked out of the power-sharing semi-autonomous Belfast government a year ago in protest, leaving Northern Ireland’s 1.9 million …

Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU

Al Jazeera  

In a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Unionist leader says ‘imposition of EU law’ on Northern Ireland has not been resolved. Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party says it will vote against a crucial part of the government’s new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for the United Kingdom. Parliament on Wednesday will debate and vote on …

Britain restoring ‘relationship of trust’ with EU after Johnson era – ambassador
1 year, 9 months ago

Britain restoring ‘relationship of trust’ with EU after Johnson era – ambassador

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EU chief hails ‘new chapter’ in UK relations as Sunak unveils landmark Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

EU chief hails ‘new chapter’ in UK relations as Sunak unveils landmark Brexit deal

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak and the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have ushered in a new era in UK-EU relations as they struck a historic post-Brexit deal. Under the plans: “Green” and “red” lanes would drastically reduce checks on goods going to NI A new “Stormont brake” would allow for the veto of some new EU laws in NI The …

Boris Johnson skeptical about Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson skeptical about Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday poured cold water on current premier Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the European Union, saying he would “find it hard” to vote for it in Parliament. Johnson said he hoped Sunak’s deal would work, but argued that that it did not amount to “the U.K. taking back control” — …

UK’s Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

UK’s Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience: Unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are weakening Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. Instead, there are checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That angered British …

Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal

The Hindu  

Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising hopes that more than six years of wrangling over the U.K.'s departure from the bloc may finally come to an end. The deal also reduces the role of EU law and the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, a key demand …

Border troubles: The Hindu Editorial on Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol
1 year, 9 months ago

Border troubles: The Hindu Editorial on Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol

The Hindu  

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have announced a new deal to repair post-Brexit difficulties in Northern Ireland, also paving the way for better modalities for cooperation between London and Brussels. Mr. Sunak is likely to face a backlash from some hard-line Brexiteers within his party, for what some see as the …

Northern Ireland’s history makes post-Brexit deal complex
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland’s history makes post-Brexit deal complex

Associated Press  

Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising hopes that more than six years of wrangling over the U.K.’s departure from the bloc may finally come to an end. The deal also reduces the role of EU law and the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, a key demand …

The Windsor Framework: What is in Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland?
1 year, 9 months ago

The Windsor Framework: What is in Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland?

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U.K.’s prime minister tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

U.K.’s prime minister tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

LA Times  

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience: Unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are weakening Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. Instead, there are checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That angered British unionist politicians …

Will new UK-EU deal over Northern Ireland end the Brexit impasse?
1 year, 9 months ago

Will new UK-EU deal over Northern Ireland end the Brexit impasse?

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s leader has been negotiating with the European Union to replace the Northern Ireland Protocol. UK and EU leaders have clinched a new deal for Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. Customs checks and paperwork for goods coming into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK began after Brexit. Pro-British Unionists say this weakened Northern Ireland’s position in the …

Hopes of deal on Northern Ireland protocol as EU chief to meet UK PM
1 year, 9 months ago

Hopes of deal on Northern Ireland protocol as EU chief to meet UK PM

Firstpost  

The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday as British PM Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced they were to meet in the UK “for final talks” London: The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday as British Prime …

Britain, EU announce deal to end long-running trade spat over Northern Ireland
1 year, 9 months ago

Britain, EU announce deal to end long-running trade spat over Northern Ireland

LA Times  

The U.K. and the European Union sealed a deal on Monday to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland, hailing the agreement as the start of a “new chapter” in their often fractious relationship. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the grandly titled “Windsor Framework” after agreeing to the final …

What’s in the post-Brexit deal agreed by the UK and EU?
1 year, 9 months ago

What’s in the post-Brexit deal agreed by the UK and EU?

Al Jazeera  

New agreement on trading rules for Northern Ireland removes ‘any sense of a border in the Irish Sea’, UK PM Rishi Sunak says. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has struck a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and has said it would pave the way for a new chapter in London’s relationship with …

UK, EU strike new Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade deal
1 year, 9 months ago

UK, EU strike new Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade deal

Al Jazeera  

Agreement has been reached after high-level talks between UK PM Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. “Today’s agreement delivers smooth-flowing trade within the whole of the United Kingdom, protects Northern Ireland’s place in our union and safeguards sovereignty for the people of Northern Ireland,” he added. “It provides for long-lasting solutions that both of us are confident …

Rishi Sunak's new-look Brexit deal at a glance
1 year, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak's new-look Brexit deal at a glance

The Telegraph  

Downing Street officials, under the control of Mr Sunak, have been working with their EU counterparts on the final stages of a compromise deal in three key areas in the implementation of the Protocol since January. Under the original agreement, first struck by Boris Johnson and David Frost back in October 2019, Northern Ireland effectively remains in the EU’s Single …

UK and EU leaders to meet amid hope of Brexit trade spat fix
1 year, 9 months ago

UK and EU leaders to meet amid hope of Brexit trade spat fix

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are set to hold face-to-face talks, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute. In a joint statement on Sunday the U.K. and the EU said European Commission President von der Leyen will travel to Britain on Monday …

UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland deal, Irish PM says
1 year, 9 months ago

UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland deal, Irish PM says

Al Jazeera  

Momentum has been building for weeks towards a deal to ease checks on trade introduced under Northern Ireland protocol. The United Kingdom and the European Union are inching towards concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, Ireland’s prime minister has said. Momentum has been building for weeks towards a deal to ease checks on trade that were …

Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset
1 year, 10 months ago

Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset

Associated Press  

LONDON — Senior U.K. and European Union officials met Thursday as part of what Britain called “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis in Northern Ireland. Hopes of a breakthrough were raised last week when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flew to Belfast to meet leaders of Northern Ireland’s political leaders and discuss …

UK PM splashes cold water on prospects of quick trade deal
1 year, 10 months ago

UK PM splashes cold water on prospects of quick trade deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday sought to dampen optimism about an imminent settlement in the dispute over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland that has brought political turmoil to the region and clouded relations with the European Union. “There is an understanding of what needs to be done.’’ The so-called Northern Ireland Protocol, which governs trade …

Flurry of activity signals deal is near on Brexit trade feud
1 year, 10 months ago

Flurry of activity signals deal is near on Brexit trade feud

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K, the European Union and Northern Ireland’s bitterly divided political parties said Friday that progress was being made on resolving a post-Brexit trade dispute that brought economic headaches and political turmoil to the region. Any deal faces a tough audience: unionist politicians who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the U.K. collapsed the Belfast power-sharing government …

How Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal attempts to solve the Northern Ireland Protocol deadlock
1 year, 10 months ago

How Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal attempts to solve the Northern Ireland Protocol deadlock

The Telegraph  

The whole system will be underpinned by a new trusted trader scheme, which Northern Irish businesses will be able to sign up to. EU laws Northern Ireland has to apply around 300 rules, mostly covering goods standards, which the DUP has said is undemocratic as Belfast has no say in them. No 10 proposed a “dual regulatory” system where companies …

UK PM travels to NIreland amid hope post-Brexit deal is near
1 year, 10 months ago

UK PM travels to NIreland amid hope post-Brexit deal is near

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Northern Ireland on Thursday evening to meet with local political leaders, a sign that the U.K. and European Union may be nearing a settlement of the post-Brexit trade dispute that has brought economic headaches and political turmoil to the region. Sunak and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris are making the trip …

Tory Brexiteers demand Commons vote on Northern Ireland protocol deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Tory Brexiteers demand Commons vote on Northern Ireland protocol deal

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UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland-Brexit trade spat
1 year, 11 months ago

UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland-Brexit trade spat

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s foreign minister met politicians and businesspeople in Belfast bearing good news Wednesday: The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer to settling a post-Brexit trade dispute that brought economic headaches and political turmoil to Northern Ireland. The two sides said the agreement is “a critical prerequisite to building trust and providing assurance” — elements that have …

UK, EU to work to find solutions on Northern Ireland Protocol
2 years, 1 month ago

UK, EU to work to find solutions on Northern Ireland Protocol

Al Jazeera  

European Commission and UK leaders agree to work to resolve ‘very real problems’ with the post-Brexit trade deal. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to work to resolve problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol – the post-Brexit trade deal, according to Sunak’s office. Thus, although Northern Ireland remains part of Britain, …

Northern Ireland Protocol a ‘little too strict’, Ireland’s deputy PM says
2 years, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland Protocol a ‘little too strict’, Ireland’s deputy PM says

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EU launches new legal procedures against UK over Northern Ireland
2 years, 5 months ago

EU launches new legal procedures against UK over Northern Ireland

Al Jazeera  

The European Commission’s move comes after the UK legislature cleared a bill to scrap parts of post-Brexit trade deal. The European Union’s executive arm has launched four new legal procedures against the United Kingdom after the British parliament’s lower house cleared a bill to scrap some of the rules governing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. The European Commission, which …

Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal
2 years, 5 months ago

Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Germany and Ireland have condemned the U.K government’s move towards unilaterally rewriting parts of the post-Brexit deal with the European Union. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Irish counterpart Simon Coveney said there was “no legal or political justification” for overriding the agreed trade rules in Northern Ireland. Writing in British newspaper The Observer on Sunday, the ministers …

Leo Varadkar warns Boris Johnson he could DESTROY the UK with Northern Ireland Protocol plan
2 years, 5 months ago

Leo Varadkar warns Boris Johnson he could DESTROY the UK with Northern Ireland Protocol plan

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson is risking the break-up of the United Kingdom with his push to override the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, according to Ireland's deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar. The Tánaiste hit out at the Prime Minister for not being 'even-handed' in his approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol - as he accused Mr Johnson of siding with Unionists in …

Johnson’s move to rewrite Brexit rules clears 1st hurdle
2 years, 5 months ago

Johnson’s move to rewrite Brexit rules clears 1st hurdle

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament, despite warnings from opponents that the move is illegal. Lawmakers voted 295 to 221 late Monday to give initial approval to a bill allowing U.K. officials to rewrite trade rules …

UK presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal
2 years, 5 months ago

UK presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signalled Monday that a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union could become law by the end of the year. Asked if the measures could be in place this year, he said: “Yes, I think we could do it very fast, Parliament willing.” The …

U.K. presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal
2 years, 5 months ago

U.K. presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; EU calls it illegal

The Hindu  

Britain is ramping up a feud with the European Union by pressing on with a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal it signed with the bloc. The legislation, if approved by lawmakers, would remove checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K., thereby scrapping parts of a trade treaty that Prime Minister …

Labour can get better Protocol deal from EU – Lammy
2 years, 6 months ago

Labour can get better Protocol deal from EU – Lammy

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‘This is illegal’: EU launches legal action against Boris Johnson for breaking international law
2 years, 6 months ago

‘This is illegal’: EU launches legal action against Boris Johnson for breaking international law

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Explained | The controversy around the Northern Ireland Protocol
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | The controversy around the Northern Ireland Protocol

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Boris Johnson administration has come up with a new legislation, the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which would enable the U.K. to override provisions of the Brexit deal that concern trading arrangements in Northern Ireland — the Northern Ireland Protocol. As per the NIP, goods flowing into Northern Ireland would be checked at this ‘sea border’ …

EU sues UK over move to rewrite post-Brexit trade rules
2 years, 6 months ago

EU sues UK over move to rewrite post-Brexit trade rules

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union sued Britain on Wednesday over its move to rewrite the trade rules agreed to when the country left the EU two years ago, ratcheting up tensions between the major economic partners. Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government proposed legislation that would remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the …

UK government publishes plan to override parts of Brexit deal
2 years, 6 months ago

UK government publishes plan to override parts of Brexit deal

Firstpost  

The UK government denies any potential breach of international law, arguing that the changes will mean the United Kingdom stays together. While the British government insists the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is aimed at fixing parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU is opposed to the move because it warns it goes back on agreed terms signed by British …

UK’s new NI Protocol legislation is a breach of Brexit deal
2 years, 6 months ago

UK’s new NI Protocol legislation is a breach of Brexit deal

Al Jazeera  

The government of the United Kingdom has introduced draft legislation that will enable it to break the Northern Ireland Protocol. Few if any experts outside of the government believe that the proposed breaches are legally justified by “necessity” or any other legal basis. And not only was it not a surprise, but the UK and the EU even agreed a …

UK to rewrite Brexit deal on Northern Ireland; EU warns of action
2 years, 6 months ago

UK to rewrite Brexit deal on Northern Ireland; EU warns of action

Al Jazeera  

The European Union will not renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol agreement, European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said. The United Kingdom’s government has proposed new legislation that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some members of Parliament and European Union officials who say the move violates international law. Despite Ireland describing the move as a …

U.K. moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action
2 years, 6 months ago

U.K. moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

LA Times  

Demonstrators protest outside Hillsborough Castle, ahead of a visit by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, in May. Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. The proposed bill seeks to remove …

UK to introduce bill next week to breach Brexit deal with EU
2 years, 6 months ago

UK to introduce bill next week to breach Brexit deal with EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Friday it will introduce a bill next week to override parts of the Brexit trade treaty it signed with the European Union before the U.K. quit the bloc in 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman, Jamie Davies, said “the bill has been agreed by the relevant cabinet committees and will be introduced to …

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