The European Union has warned the UK it will not renegotiate the deal on Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements after the UK’s Brexit minister Lord David Frost demanded significant changes to the terms. Frost said “we cannot go on as we are” but held back—for now—from taking the dramatic step of effectively suspending parts of the…
EU Tells UK It Will Not Renegotiate Terms of Northern Ireland’s Brexit Deal
Brexit: Frost Sets out ‘Significant’ Reforms to Northern Ireland Protocol
The UK has demanded “significant” changes to Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements but has held back from tearing up parts of the deal. Brexit minister Lord David Frost said “we cannot go on as we are” but held back from using provisions in the deal that could allow elements of it to be suspended—although he…
EU Needs To Recognise Northern Ireland Protocol Has Failed: Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has insisted that the European Union needs to recognise that the Northern Ireland Protocol has “failed.” He was speaking shortly before taking part in a virtual meeting with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic. The protocol, which was negotiated as part of the Brexit settlement to avoid a hard border…
No 10 Disputes EU’s New, Higher Figure for Brexit ‘Divorce Bill’
A fresh Brexit dispute has emerged over the size of the UK’s “divorce bill” after the European Union estimated it is now billions more than expected. Downing Street on Friday rejected the new net figure that emerged in Brussels’ latest accounts of 47.5 billion euros (£40.8 billion). No. 10 insisted the figure Britain owes remains…
UK and EU Agree Truce in Sausage War Dispute Over Northern Ireland
A deal has been reached to avoid a “sausage war” with the European Union over the shipment of chilled meats from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. A grace period allowing the continued supply of chilled meats across the Irish Sea has been extended until Sept. 30. Brexit minister Lord David Frost said: “We are pleased…
Next DUP Leader Warns of Brexit Deal Impact on Northern Ireland ‘Stability’
It is “not realistic” to expect stability in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Brexit deal, the next leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has warned. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he would speak to Boris Johnson to underline his message. His comments came as Brexit minister Lord Frost said it was “hard to…
Britain Urges EU to ‘Expedite’ Financial Services Talks
LONDON—Britain’s finance ministry has called on the European Union to open talks on financial services after the London Stock Exchange urged the bloc to avoid a retreat into protectionism. Britain left the EU in December, largely cutting off the City of London’s financial services centre from the bloc. Banks and other financial firms that used…
Macron Says We Love Sausage but Let’s Not Waste Time on This
CARBIS BAY, France—President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said that France respects Britain’s sovereignty but it is time to end rows over sausages and focus on more serious issues. Tensions between Britain and the European Union over their Brexit deal exploded into an open war of words on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of…
EU–UK Talks Fail to Break Deadlock on Northern Ireland Brexit Checks
Talks aimed at ending the deadlock over the implementation of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement in Northern Ireland have ended without a breakthrough. Following a three-and-a-half hour meeting with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic in London, Brexit minister Lord Frost said they had had a “frank and honest” discussion and had agreed to continue the…
UK Trade With EU Slumps as Brexit Takes Its Toll: ONS
The impact of Brexit on trading with Europe has been laid bare by official figures revealing that UK trade in goods with EU countries has plunged by nearly a quarter. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that total trade in goods with EU countries tumbled by 23.1 percent in the first quarter of 2021,…
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