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 in Northern Ireland could choose to follow either UK or EU rules, but that was rejected by eurocrats. State aid As well as standards on goods, Northern Ireland also has to follow the EU’s competition rules, including those governing state aid spending. Critics have warned that Brussels could also try to “reach back” and limit how No 10 spends cash in Great Britain, where companies in Northern Ireland may benefit as a result.

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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 …

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 …

Explained | Understanding the Windsor framework
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Understanding the Windsor framework

The Hindu  

The story so far: The United Kingdom and the European Union struck a deal on February 27 regarding post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, with a view to remove the border between Britain and Northern Ireland running through the Irish Sea. The fact that the Republic of Ireland remained with the EU after Brexit led to complications on the trade …

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 …

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?

The Independent  

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'We've now taken back control': Rishi Sunak boasts he has completed Brexit as he is grilled by MPs
1 year, 9 months ago

'We've now taken back control': Rishi Sunak boasts he has completed Brexit as he is grilled by MPs

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak boasted that he has completed Brexit tonight as he ran the gauntlet of the Commons after striking a new deal with the EU over Northern Ireland. Rishi Sunak made a statement to MPs after joining the EU commission president to unveil the package - the result of months of tortuous negotiations Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission …

EU Feels Sunak Will Be Pragmatic Regarding Revised Northern Ireland Protocol Deal: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

EU Feels Sunak Will Be Pragmatic Regarding Revised Northern Ireland Protocol Deal: Report

News 18  

UK PM Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will meet on Monday to discuss the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, which was signed between London and Brussels as part of the UK’s Brexit divorce from the European Union. When Sunak’s predecessor Boris Johnson signed the NI protocol deal he did not divulge a key detail to the …

Rishi Sunak vs the EU: Who got the upper hand in Windsor Framework?
1 year, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak vs the EU: Who got the upper hand in Windsor Framework?

The Telegraph  

Did Rishi Sunak or Ursula von der Leyen get the upper hand in the negotiations over the new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland? In that case, the UK Government would raise the issue with the EU, which could tweak the law or make an update that would possibly disapply it from coming into force in Northern Ireland. Sausages, trees and …

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 …

The six Brexiteers who could challenge Rishi Sunak
1 year, 9 months ago

The six Brexiteers who could challenge Rishi Sunak

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak has sealed a new Brexit deal aimed at easing trade friction in Northern Ireland after holding face-to-face talks with the European Commission president on Monday. However, the move to secure a deal carries risks for the Prime Minister, with Tory MPs having warned that they will revolt if European judges retain a say over Northern Ireland. Hours before …

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

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Irish leader sees no UK will to end Brexit trade standoff
2 years, 6 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 raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal
2 years, 7 months ago

UK raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union on Tuesday by saying it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two years ago. Britain’s Conservative government says post-Brexit trade rules are hurting the economy and undermining peace in Northern Ireland, the only part of …

Johnson: UK will act on Northern Ireland rules if EU won’t
2 years, 7 months ago

Johnson: UK will act on Northern Ireland rules if EU won’t

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday renewed British threats to break a Brexit agreement with the European Union, blaming it for a political crisis that’s blocking the formation of a new government in Northern Ireland. Johnson said there would be “a necessity to act” if the EU doesn’t agree to overhaul post-Brexit trade rules that he says are …

Unionists block new N Ireland govt over Brexit trade rules
2 years, 7 months ago

Unionists block new N Ireland govt over Brexit trade rules

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party on Friday blocked the formation of a working legislature in Belfast, and said it would keep up the boycott until the U.K. government tears up post-Brexit trade rules it accuses of destabilizing the region. A government can’t be formed unless both roles are filled, and the DUP says it won’t take part unless …

UK rejects EU proposals to resolve Northern Ireland trade dispute
2 years, 7 months ago

UK rejects EU proposals to resolve Northern Ireland trade dispute

Al Jazeera  

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the EU offer to ease customs checks failed to address the core problem. Striking a deal that preserved peace in Northern Ireland and protected the EU’s single market without imposing a hard land border between the British province and EU member state Ireland, or a border within the UK, was always the biggest challenge …

Despite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal
3 years ago

Despite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — One year after the Brexit trade deal was supposed to end acrimony between the European Union and the departed United Kingdom, both sides showed Friday that theirs is still a relationship tainted by bad blood and accusations of bad faith. But on a day when the 27-nation bloc was counting on some positive feedback for what it saw …

What’s behind the UK-EU dispute in Northern Ireland?
3 years, 2 months ago

What’s behind the UK-EU dispute in Northern Ireland?

Al Jazeera  

The United Kingdom says the Northern Ireland trade rules under Brexit are not working. When the United Kingdom left the European Union, both sides agreed to a set of trade rules known as the Northern Ireland protocol. The province remains in the EU’s single market, so trade can flow freely across its land border with the Republic of Ireland. Presenter: …

Brussels to offer new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland
3 years, 2 months ago

Brussels to offer new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

The Telegraph  

It comes after Lord Frost, in a speech in Lisbon on Tuesday, said: "We will obviously consider seriously, fully, and positively. But EU sources warned that the British demand to remove the role of European judges was a red line and could cost Northern Ireland its access to the Single Market. On Tuesday night, Leo Varadkar, the Irish deputy prime …

Explained | Why does the U.K. want to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Why does the U.K. want to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 21, the Boris Johnson administration informed the European Union that it wants to renegotiate the Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland Protoco l. The EU has ruled out a renegotiation, but says it is open to “practical, flexible solutions”. The long and violent conflict between the two sides — known as The Troubles — ended with …

U.K. wants new trade deal for North Ireland
3 years, 5 months ago

U.K. wants new trade deal for North Ireland

The Hindu  

The U.K. government on Wednesday demanded the EU 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 that while the U.K. had negotiated the protocol “in good faith”, its real-world application by the EU had entailed “considerable and continuing burdens”. “We urge the EU to …

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 sausage laws just tip of the Brexit iceberg in Northern Ireland
3 years, 6 months ago

EU sausage laws just tip of the Brexit iceberg in Northern Ireland

The Telegraph  

European Union sausage laws are just the tip of the iceberg in post-Brexit Northern Ireland, which still follows almost 300 Single Market rules covering everything from sardine marketing to fireworks and bull semen. Hardline Brexiteers called on the Government to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol, which is packed with rules for cocoa, GMOs, sweetened chestnut purée and products made with …

Brexit trade agreement ‘unworkable’ for UK supermarkets, MPs told
3 years, 11 months ago

Brexit trade agreement ‘unworkable’ for UK supermarkets, MPs told

The Independent  

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