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

Sep 2020. Proposal to Change UK Brexit Deal

The United Kingdom is threatening to renege on parts of its Brexit agreement with the European Union, potentially violating international law and upending trade negotiations with the bloc. On Wednesday, the UK government introduced the UK Internal Market Bill, an anodyne-sounding piece of legislation that’s anything but. The bill targets a specific part of the… Continue reading Sep 2020. Proposal to Change UK Brexit Deal

Sep 2020. Criticism to Change UK Brexit Deal

The EU is demanding the UK ditches plans to change Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal “by the end of the month” or risk jeopardising trade talks. The UK has published a bill to rewrite parts of the withdrawal agreement it signed in January. The EU said this had “seriously damaged trust” and it would not be… Continue reading Sep 2020. Criticism to Change UK Brexit Deal

Jul 2020. Brexit Trade Deal

July 2020. The UK and EU have said they still remain some way off reaching a post-Brexit trade agreement, following the latest negotiations in London. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said a deal looked “at this point unlikely” given the UK position on fishing rights and post-Brexit competition rules. His UK counterpart David Frost said… Continue reading Jul 2020. Brexit Trade Deal

Apr 2020. Brexit Talks

April 2020. Brexit trade talks have stalled, with negotiators yet to agree a timetable for videoconferencing to replace meetings disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson for the EU Commission’s negotiating team said on Tuesday that, Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator, would talk to his UK counterpart David Frost next week “to try and reach… Continue reading Apr 2020. Brexit Talks