Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott that caused the government to collapse

The breakthrough came after the U.K. government last week gave Northern Ireland politicians until Feb. 8 to restore the collapsed government in Belfast or face new elections. Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the … Read More

Explainer: Boosting the City: Part Two of UK’s post-Brexit finance reforms

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt has set out proposals to unlock at least 50 billion pounds ($64 billion) in investments to bolster London as a competitive global financial centre. The so-called Mansion House Reforms come … Read More

Northern Ireland Protocol: What does the new deal mean for the UK?

posted in: Breaking News, News

The United Kingdom and European Union have announced changes to the mechanism governing trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the three years since the UK’s official withdrawal from the EU, the Northern Ireland Protocol has been an ongoing … Read More

Gibraltar told to accept ‘uncomfortable’ life outside of EU as Brexit row explodes

The territory’s Chief Minister is not optimistic about Gibraltar’s future if the EU and UK fail to reach an agreement. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar has said the territory will have an “uncomfortable” experience if the UK and, EU and … Read More

UK moves to rewrite Brexit trade rules around Northern Ireland; EU threatens legal action

LONDON (AP) — 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 … Read More

‘Get back to work’: Boris Johnson tells Northern Ireland politicians to form government and sort out Brexit trade deal

But the PM has been warned against his “reckless game of brinkmanship” and told to stop using Ireland as a pawn. Northern Ireland’s politicians are being told to “get back to work” by Boris Johnson, keen to resolve the deadlock … Read More

Brexit lessons forgotten in EU drive to deeper integration

Brussels ignores how economic grievance evolves into political dissent. Oh Brussels! Only in the land of the EU could 49 objectives containing 325 proposed actions be seen as the answer to Europe’s future development. But remarkably, this is exactly what … Read More

Top 10 world events of 2021

posted in: News, World News

1. COVID-19 continues to rage For a second year the COVID-19 pandemic has raged, with more severe waves of infection causing more losses following the emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: Delta and Omicron. At the end of … Read More

No major intentional shifts by UK financial services firm since Brexit – EY

The intentions of UK based financial services firms when it comes to staff relocations and the establishment of new offices in the EU have not changed all that much since the UK officially departed the bloc last January. This is … Read More

Emmanuel Macron slams UK government as he sets French EU presidency agenda

posted in: European Union, News

Macron called for a united Europe, with France set to assume the rotating EU presidency. He voiced distrust in the UK government and said he didn’t want to “politicize” sport ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. With France set to … Read More

1 2 3 4 34