Tag: Brexit

• Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  UK/EU post Brexit first month trade figures are not encouraging

  

  UK/European Union trade contracted in the first month of their new post-Brexit relationship, with record falls in British exports and imports of goods as COVID-19 restrictions continued on both sides.

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  UK-Gibraltar partnership strengthened by new funding stream

  

  The UK Government has included Gibraltar in the UK Community Renewal Fund for 2021-22. This means that projects in Gibraltar will be eligible for funding up to a maximum of half a million pounds.

• Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 11:21 UTC

  A million foreign workers are believed to have left Britain: reverse migration, lockdown, Brexit

  

  Foreign workers are leaving Britain at the fastest pace since World War II, presenting a challenge to an economy already roiled by Brexit and the coronavirus. London alone has lost 700,000 people over the last year, recent research suggests.

• Monday, February 22nd 2021 - 08:15 UTC

  Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party will take legal action against Brexit

  

  Members of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are set to take part in legal action challenging part of Brexit, the party said on Sunday. DUP opposes the Northern Ireland protocol, which covers post-Brexit trade between Britain and Northern Ireland, because it creates barriers between the British region and the rest of the UK and has caused disruptions.

• Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  UK/EU talks to overcome post Brexit frictions in Northern Ireland; Dublin pleads for calm

  

  Britain and the EU vowed on Thursday to resolve post-Brexit trade frictions over the Northern Ireland border in the wake of the UK's departure from the bloc. Northern Ireland was barely mentioned in the parliamentary debates prior to the 2016 Brexit referendum.

• Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 06:03 UTC

  The Northern Ireland Protocol, fails Unionists' testing

  

  The two Northern Irish ports of Larne and Belfast temporarily suspended border checks and withdrew staff on Tuesday amid safety fears. Officials pulled a dozen staff members from duty at Larne Port after an “upsurge in sinister and menacing behavior,” Mid and East Antrim Borough Council said.

• Thursday, January 21st 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  La Nacion editorial “Brexit and Malvinas”, a weaker UK and a blow to Falklands' finances

  

  Argentina must closely monitor the evolution of the Falkland Islands' economy as a result of the UK's exit from the European Union since this strategic error means a new chapter can be opened in the long sovereignty conflict between Argentina and UK.

• Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Brexit fallout: Ireland expects to receive Euros 1,05bn from EU

  

  Ireland is set to receive 1.05 billion Euros (US$ 1.28 billion) this year from a European Union fund for countries worst affected by Britain's exit from the European Union, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday.

• Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 23:15 UTC

  UK leaves EU: 48% of turkeys did not vote for Christmas

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - Blaming the victims is never a good look. As Britain finally leaves the European Union, 1,651 days after the Brexit referendum of 2016, we should try to remember that 48% of the turkeys didn't vote for Christmas.

• Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands admits disappointment and frustration with Brexit deal

  

  Falkland Islands European Union exports are now subject to tariffs due to the UK not obtaining an agreement on behalf of the Falklands in relation to Brexit. On Wednesday, Legislative Assembly members released an opinion piece that expressed disappointment and frustration.