Category: Brexit

Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol Part 2

Talks on the future of the Northern Ireland protocol between the EU and the UK are reaching a head. Lord Frost, the Brexit minister, and Maros Sefcovic of the European Commission held discussions in Brussels yesterday, but the progress made was by all accounts limited. The main aim of the protocol was to prevent a… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol Part 2

Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol

The UK is thought to be preparing to suspend parts of the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland – known as the protocol. This was designed to prevent checks along the border between Northern Ireland (in the UK) and the Republic of Ireland (in the EU), following Brexit. But since it came into force at the… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol

Nov 2021. French Fishing Row

France and the United Kingdom have moved to defuse their dispute over fishing, with sanctions off the table for now but all options still possible should talks fail, French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said. Beaune spoke on Thursday after meeting British Brexit minister David Frost in Paris after France and the UK came to… Continue reading Nov 2021. French Fishing Row

Brexit Part 33

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage speaks during the Brexit Party general election campaign launch in London, Britain November 1, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has repeatedly said the Anglo-Swedish vaccine is safe to use. Despite the scientists’ reassurance, more than a dozen EU countries suspended the jab on Monday after reports of cases of blood clots as one of the side effects. The EMA is due to publish an update of its assessment of… Continue reading Brexit Part 33

Brexit Part 32

Greece has broken rank to attack its EU counterparts over their decision to suspend AstraZeneca as tensions in the bloc reach boiling point. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hit out at the decision and said Greece had no intention to suspend the Oxford vaccine. He said “at the level of the European regulator there is no… Continue reading Brexit Part 32

Dec 2020. Brexit Trade Deal Done Part 2

A long-awaited trade deal between the UK and the EU has been struck just days before the deadline. The treaty will apply from 1 January 2021 and take over from the arrangements under the transition period, which has seen the UK continue to follow most EU rules since Brexit day. Announcing the news, Boris Johnson… Continue reading Dec 2020. Brexit Trade Deal Done Part 2

Dec 2020. Brexit Trade Deal Done Part 1

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described his post-Brexit trade deal with the EU as a “cakiest treaty”, in an interview with the BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg about barriers, exports, and the coronavirus tier system. MPs voted to approve the post-Brexit trade deal by 521 to 73 votes. The bill – which will bring the… Continue reading Dec 2020. Brexit Trade Deal Done Part 1

Brexit Part 31

If an agreement is reached it will need to be turned into legal text and translated into all EU languages, then ratified by the European Parliament. The UK government is likely to introduce legislation implementing parts of any deal reached, which MPs will be able to vote on. And the 27 EU national parliaments could… Continue reading Brexit Part 31

Brexit Part 30

It’s not over, not yet. The two sides in this complicated and drawn out process have agreed that it is worth trying one last time to find a way through their profound differences. But the statements from the prime minister and the EU chief, Ursula von der Leyen, signal clearly that a trade deal is… Continue reading Brexit Part 30