European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic warned on Friday that there will be “serious consequences” if the UK triggers Article 16. The EU has issued its toughest warning yet as talks remain stalled with the UK on the Northern Ireland protocol. Following talks with Britain’s Brexit minister Lord Frost, European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic threatened…
Brexit minister Lord Frost said the European Union would be making a ‘historic misjudgment’ if it wasn’t prepared to make changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol. It would be prioritizing “EU internal processes over relieving turbulence in Northern Ireland”, he told diplomats on Tuesday while blasting the Protocol’s effect on the Good Friday Agreement. He…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain must implement the Withdrawal Agreement on its exit from the European Union, regardless of the outcome of ongoing trade talks between the two sides, a senior European Commissioner said on Wednesday. “Deal or no deal, the Withdrawal Agreement must be respected,” European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic told the European Parliament….