The European Union has unveiled a series of proposals that would slash the red tape burden on Irish Sea trade created by Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol. The European Commission measures would see an 80 percent reduction in checks envisaged for retail agri-food products arriving in the region from Great Britain. The proposed changes to the…
EU Unveils Proposals to Slash Brexit Checks Required Under the Northern Ireland Protocol
UK ‘Not Likely’ to Trigger Brexit Safeguard Measures: Irish Foreign Minister
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday that he doesn’t believe the UK will trigger the safeguard measure in the Northern Ireland Protocol any time soon. Coveney’s comment came after the UK’s Brexit Minister David Frost hinted that he could trigger the Article 16 safeguard mechanism if the UK and the EU can’t agree on a solution…
France: Europe Readying Steps to Make Britain Comply With Brexit Deal
PARIS—European states will, within days, announce measures to apply pressure on London to abide by Brexit agreements sealed with the bloc when Britain left the European Union, French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told ‘Europe 1’ radio on Tuesday. He did not say what those measures would be, but noted in an interview with the…
Britain Again Warns EU: We Will Trigger Brexit Safeguard Measures
MANCHESTER, England—Britain warned the European Union on Monday it would trigger safeguard measures in their divorce deal if the bloc failed to agree to changes to smooth trade with Northern Ireland, saying the agreement had “come apart even more quickly than we feared.” Brexit minister David Frost told the ruling Conservative Party’s conference he would…
Boris Johnson Not Responsible for What’s in the Shops: Truss
It’s not Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s job to make sure shops have their shelves full, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Sunday amid fears that people may not be able to get their usual Christmas supplies. The prime minister is facing pressure to solve the shortages of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and other labour shortages as a…
France Says UK Breaks Brexit Pact by Rejecting Fishing Permits
France has accused the UK of breaking the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations after most applications by French fishermen to fish in British waters were rejected. The French government reacted angrily on Tuesday after it emerged that, out of 47 French applications for small fishing boats to operate in the UK’s territorial sea, just 12…
UK Relaxes Regulation on Gene-Edited Crops Despite Public Opposition
The UK government on Wednesday announced rule changes that will make it easier to research and develop “gene-edited” food crops, though it was opposed by nearly 90 percent of respondents to the consultation. The rule changes will allow field trials in England of gene-edited crops without having to go through a licensing process that takes…
Millions of Britons Could Face ‘National Shortage’ of Turkeys This Christmas
Millions of Britons could face a “national shortage” of turkeys, toys, and trees this Christmas due to a lack of skilled European employees following Brexit, according to the chair of a farming association. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) last month said the UK is facing a shortage of around 100,000 HGV drivers, which along with Brexit, has…
Shapps Defends Foreign HGV Driver Plan and Blames Haulage Group for Fuel Queues
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has defended his foreign visa plans to solve the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver shortage as he accused a haulage group of sparking petrol station queues. Shapps said the queues and closures at fuel stations were a “manufactured situation” created by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) leaking comments from BP…
Foreign HGV Driver Visa Plan ‘Insufficient’ to Fix Christmas Supply Chain Issues: UK Government Warned
The UK government’s plans to offer 5,000 three-month visas for foreign lorry drivers are “insufficient” to address supply issues in the lead up to Christmas, according to business groups. The government has announced a temporary visa scheme that will see 5,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and 5,500 poultry workers allowed to take up employment…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`