Saturday 23 October, 2021
Former negotiator Sydney Nash says it’s sovereignty, not sausages, that the UK government cares about.
The EU said a ‘very intense period of discussions’ has begun but suggested they may not include the role of the European Court of Justice.
She said UK/EU relations would be in a ‘difficult place’ if it was true No 10 always intended to ditch the protocol.
How far apart are the EU and the UK to reaching a deal on tweaking trade arrangements in Northern Ireland?
The Brexit Minister will hold talks with European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic in Brussels today.
Brexit minister David Frost is expected in Brussels tomorrow to meet Maros Sefcovic to discuss ways to break the deadlock.
Sinn Féin welcomed the “far-reaching” EU plans published this evening.
The former No 10 chief adviser said he had always intended to get Johnson to ‘ditch the bits we didn’t like’.
David Frost took aim at the oversight of the European Courts of Justice over trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.
In just three months since June 2021 used car prices have increased by 10.6%.
We look at migration, visas for EU workers and potential impacts on supply chains.
Maros Sefcovic announced that the bloc would table “very far-reaching” proposals within the next fortnight.
The first shockwaves of Brexit are beginning to emerge following the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The leaders of Northern Ireland’s three main unionist parties shared a platform to strongly criticise the protocol.
Brexit minister David Frost again threatened to suspend parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol unless Brussels gives ground.
“We just don’t know at the moment,” says one expert on emigration.
But supply chain experts say the shortage is not likely to lead to empty shelves this Christmas.
Boris Johnson did not rule out triggering Article 16.
Micheal Martin said preparations made by the government in advance of Brexit had worked and that the UK had failed to make similar plans.
Priti Patel, the British Home Secretary, is said to be opposed to recruiting personnel from outside the UK to fill the workers gap.
Irish shoppers are being advised to start planning their Christmas purchases as soon as they can.
Irish politicians in the US have rubbished claims by a UK minister that Joe Biden doesn’t understand Brexit.
Johnson is due to meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House tomorrow.
David Frost said the timetable for treating EU goods the same as those from outside the EU is being extended.
Paul Givan said there was no consensus for the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the protocol is “creating significant political instability”.
Jeffrey Donaldson said he feared negotiations over the protocol would drag on for years.
The threat by the party’s leader was widely criticised by other parties in Northern Ireland.
The police stations are in Castlederg and Aughnacloy in Tyrone and Warrenpoint in Down.
The European Commission said it “will not agree to a renegotiation of the Protocol”.
The negotiator of the post-Brexit agreement renewed calls for Brussels to accept changes to the deal that he negotiated.
The writer has Irish roots through her grandparents.
The Tanaiste met with Jeffrey Donaldson to assess post-Brexit arrangements and Covid recovery.
The Tánaiste is meeting Sinn Féin Finance Minister Conor Murphy and DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson.
The hospitality giant confirmed that it has seen some pubs fail to receive Carling and Coors beer deliveries.
US congressman Brendan Boyle spoke to The Journal on Brexit, Afghanistan, and polarised politics.
The Taoiseach acknowledged “the concerns of the unionist community are sincere”.
