The European Commission is set to reopen infringement proceedings against the UK that could lead to the collapse of the post Brexit trade deal after London on Monday tabled a new law designed to unilaterally overhaul the Northern Ireland protocol. The draft bill’s main provisions include measures to scrap costs and paperwork for businesses trading…
Bloc’s assessment, published in a budget document, is aimed at reflecting the UK’s ongoing commitments to EU programmes. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – Photo credit: AFP The European Union has concluded that the UK owes it €47.5 billion as part of the Brexit settlement, a higher…
Dublin worries EU-UK diplomatic clash could inflame tensions in the North. Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the final day of the G7 summit in the UK. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA/Bloomberg British prime minister Boris Johnson has said he will do “whatever it takes” to protect the territorial integrity of the UK after his dispute with…
Ambassadors signed off plans to allow people who have received both Covid jabs to enter EU countries for non-essential trips such as holidays. Travellers walk with their luggage at Fiumicino Airport after Italy lifted quarantine restrictions for people arriving from the EU, Schengen zone countries (Photo: Reuters) The EU has backed plans to allow fully…
The European Union’s top official warned that the Brexit trade deal has “real teeth” and Brussels will not hesitate to take action if Boris Johnson breaches its terms. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the EU would not have to use the measures contained within the agreement. But she noted the…
European Parliament leaders had been expected to announce that the deal would finally be ratified in late April. Leading MEPs on Tuesday once again refused to set a date to ratify the EU-U.K. post-Brexit trade deal, saying they would wait until London gives reassurances it will apply the deal. European Parliament leaders had been expected on…
A vial of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. / PA Britain is close to striking a vaccine deal with the European Union as soon as this weekend that will remove the threat of the bloc cutting off supplies, The Times has reported. Under the agreement, the EU will remove its threat to ban the export of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to Britain. In return, the UK government will agree…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has lost between 5,000 and 7,000 financial services jobs so far as a result of Brexit, less than some forecasters had originally feared, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday. “That of course is the day one thing. It doesn’t tell us what it might be eventually. It’s substantially…
It is understood very tentative discussions have been underway at a senior level between officials in Brussels and London Senior EU figures are contemplating a major reset in relations with the UK that would coincide with the formal ratification of the free trade agreement at the end of April, RTÉ News has learned. The idea…
Greetings from Tyler, The speculation has probably already begun. Merry holiday greetings arrived in the form of a giant car-bomb in downtown Nashville, and the police say it was exploded intentionally. Eyewitness reports are flying. Even though the blast went off at 6:30 am, it was reportedly preceded by the sound of gunshots which had…