Tag: Ireland

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

Feb 2021. Ireland and the EU and UK

Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s European Affairs Minister, spoke to BBC’s Emily Maitlis about the coronavirus vaccine row and said it was a “mistake”. The European Commission temporarily triggered an article in the Brexit trade deal’s Northern Ireland Protocol on January 29 which suspended the country’s access to the EU’s single market. It was revoked the same… Continue reading Feb 2021. Ireland and the EU and UK