What is going on with Brexit during the coronavirus crisis?
4 years, 7 months ago

What is going on with Brexit during the coronavirus crisis?

The Independent  

Because everyone’s attention has switched from one all-consuming news story to another, it is hard to keep track of what is happening to Brexit. This is because the Ireland protocol of the withdrawal agreement said there would have to be checks on goods going between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, so that there could be an open border between Northern Ireland and the EU, that is, the Republic of Ireland. The protocol specified that there would have to be checks on goods arriving in Northern Ireland from Great Britain. What we still do not know is what the procedures will be for goods going in the other direction, from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK. Thus Northern Ireland will remain for some purposes part of the EU single market, and new burdens will be imposed not just on trade between the UK and the EU, but on goods moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

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Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal
1 year, 10 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 …

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 …

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

The Independent  

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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 …

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 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 …

Irish leader sees no UK will to end Brexit trade standoff
2 years, 7 months ago

Irish leader sees no UK will to end Brexit trade standoff

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The British government appears to have no political will to resolve its festering trade dispute with the European Union and risks endangering the hard-won peace in Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said last month that it it would pass a law to scrap parts of a trade treaty with …

UK ramps up threat to rewrite Brexit deal with the EU
2 years, 7 months ago

UK ramps up threat to rewrite Brexit deal with the EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain and the European Union were once again at loggerheads over Brexit on Wednesday, after the U.K. government ramped up threats to scrap parts of its trade treaty with the bloc, saying the rules are blocking the formation of a new government in Northern Ireland. The Democratic Unionist Party, which came second in last week’s Northern Ireland Assembly …

EU awaits counterproposals from UK in Brexit standoff
3 years, 1 month ago

EU awaits counterproposals from UK in Brexit standoff

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Another week of Brexit negotiations still left the European Union awaiting a firm counterproposal from the United Kingdom on Friday to ease a standoff over how to deal with the country’s departure from the bloc. Both sides are fighting over differences in how to regulate trade in Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K. but also belongs …

UK tones down threats in N Ireland trade spat with EU
3 years, 1 month ago

UK tones down threats in N Ireland trade spat with EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s top Brexit official lowered the temperature in the U.K.’s trade feud with the European Union on Wednesday, saying he believes it is possible to reach agreement with the bloc. Chief U.K. negotiator David Frost said there were still “gaps” between the two sides, but added: “I’m glad there’s ambition on the EU side.I think it can be …

UK demands EU renegotiate post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland
3 years, 5 months ago

UK demands EU renegotiate post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

Al Jazeera  

The United Kingdom’s government has demanded the European Union re-negotiate post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland after rioting and business disruption hit the restive province. But Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told parliament on Wednesday that while the UK had negotiated the protocol “in good faith”, its real-world application by the EU had entailed “considerable and continuing burdens”. “We urge …

British exports of EU goods to Northern Ireland incurring Brexit tariffs
3 years, 6 months ago

British exports of EU goods to Northern Ireland incurring Brexit tariffs

The Telegraph  

Businesses are paying tariffs on EU goods sent to Northern Ireland via Britain because of the customs border in the Irish Sea created by a Brexit withdrawal agreement. A new transit scheme allowing direct exports of goods from EU countries to Northern Ireland did not solve the problem, they said. “The definition of "at risk" goods is far too narrow …

EU lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade treaty
3 years, 8 months ago

EU lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade treaty

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders, their British counterparts and European businesses expressed hope Wednesday that the final ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal will open a new, positive era of cooperation despite the many divisive topics remaining between the former partners. After European lawmakers overwhelmingly ratified the agreement ensuring that free trade continues between the two sides without tariffs and …

UK lifts post-Brexit permits for truckers as trade recovers
3 years, 8 months ago

UK lifts post-Brexit permits for truckers as trade recovers

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain has lifted travel restrictions on truckers that were imposed to avoid border chaos after the country’s economic split from the European Union at the end of last year. The “Kent passport” was introduced Jan. 1 to regulate Europe-bound freight traffic after the U.K. left the EU’s economic structures in the final stage of Brexit. The Department for …

UK lifts post-Brexit permits for truckers as trade recovers
3 years, 8 months ago

UK lifts post-Brexit permits for truckers as trade recovers

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland timeline: How did anger build over the NI Protocol?
3 years, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland timeline: How did anger build over the NI Protocol?

The Independent  

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Brexit: EU launches legal action against UK over ‘serious’ Northern Ireland protocol breach
3 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: EU launches legal action against UK over ‘serious’ Northern Ireland protocol breach

The Independent  

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Brexit is just weeks old, and it’s already threatening fragile political stability in Northern Ireland
3 years, 11 months ago

Brexit is just weeks old, and it’s already threatening fragile political stability in Northern Ireland

CNN  

CNN — Northern Ireland’s Brexit backlash has arrived. The province’s top politician, pro-Brexit First Minister Arlene Foster’s retort was predictably icy: “This is an incredibly hostile and aggressive act by the European Union.” Foster’s Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, are pro-British, pro-Brexit, but opposed to the new EU/UK trade deal that demands customs checks on some goods arriving in Northern Ireland …

NI businesses reject minister’s claim that supply chain problems caused by Covid, not Brexit
3 years, 11 months ago

NI businesses reject minister’s claim that supply chain problems caused by Covid, not Brexit

The Independent  

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Tesco hit by Brexit disruption shipping goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
3 years, 11 months ago

Tesco hit by Brexit disruption shipping goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland

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Ireland eases Brexit bureaucracy after hauliers warn supermarket stocks could run low
3 years, 11 months ago

Ireland eases Brexit bureaucracy after hauliers warn supermarket stocks could run low

The Independent  

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Brexit: Trade deal ’may not succeed’ before year end
4 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: Trade deal ’may not succeed’ before year end

Live Mint  

LONDON: The U.K.’s chief Brexit negotiator said Sunday before renewed talks that a trade deal with the European Union may not succeed, but he was still hopeful of a resolution. “There does come a point frankly where businesses need to know what they are preparing for.” Ireland’s foreign minister warned Sunday that there will be no trade deal if Britain …

Boris Johnson must drop ‘disturbing’ Brexit plan or risk US trade deal, Congress members warn
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson must drop ‘disturbing’ Brexit plan or risk US trade deal, Congress members warn

The Independent  

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The British public is in for a long winter of discontent thanks to Brexit chaos
4 years, 5 months ago

The British public is in for a long winter of discontent thanks to Brexit chaos

The Independent  

One of the few unalloyed benefits of leaving the European Union was supposed to be an improvement in the welfare of live animals for export. The assumption seems to be that British exports will somehow be able to find new ways to overcome border controls, tariff calculations and various checks on goods, people and vehicles. Yet nowadays we hear little …

Brexit: UK delays border controls to soften blow to crashing economy
4 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: UK delays border controls to soften blow to crashing economy

CNN  

London CNN Business — The United Kingdom will delay the introduction of border checks on imports from the European Union by as much as six months in a bid to avoid piling on the pain for British business and choking off vital food supplies. The United Kingdom also confirmed that it will not extend its post-Brexit transition period with the …

The UK coronavirus crisis: how its four countries take a divided approach
4 years, 7 months ago

The UK coronavirus crisis: how its four countries take a divided approach

CNN  

London CNN — The UK’s coronavirus crisis has reignited one of the country’s most bitter political debates: Can the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland survive as a union of four nations? Of Johnson’s roadmap, Sturgeon said the Scottish government had “not yet seen the full detail of the plan, so it’s not possible for us to simply …

The Latest: EU: Impossible to plan against Irish hard border
5 years, 9 months ago

The Latest: EU: Impossible to plan against Irish hard border

Associated Press  

LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union : 6:20 p.m. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says the European Union is determined to avoid the return of a hard border with Northern Ireland in the event of a disorderly Brexit. Merkel said “we simply have to be successful” in keeping the border open, and “where there’s a …

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