Tag: Irish border

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 07:04 UTC

  Brussels No deal: Brexit transition could be extended full year? Brexiteers furious

  

  Brexit-backing MPs have reacted angrily to the idea that the United Kingdom's transition out of the European Union could be extended for another year, to the end of 2021. Downing Street refused to rule out an extension after a Wednesday summit of EU leaders in Brussels failed to make progress.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  Ireland is getting Brexit-ready and has earmarked funds in next year's budget

  

  Ireland is stepping up preparations for physical infrastructure at ports and airports after Brexit, premier Leo Varadkar said. Irish ministers held detailed discussions in Dublin on Tuesday surrounding the hiring of customs officers and veterinary inspectors as well as the upgrading of IT systems.

• Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:45 UTC

  Critical hours for Brexit and Theresa May ahead of Wednesday EU summit

  

  Theresa May will try to rally ministers behind her this morning at the start of a critical 48 hours for Brexit. On Monday, the PM told MPs an agreement with the EU was “still achievable” despite differences over the Irish border if “cool heads” prevailed. EU officials, though, have warned no-deal is “more likely than ever before”.

• Thursday, September 20th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Polite EU 27 plus Theresa May meeting , but Irish border bogs any deal on Brexit

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to fellow European Union leaders on Wednesday to drop “unacceptable” Brexit demands that she said could rip Britain apart, urging the bloc to respond in kind to her “serious and workable” plan.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 07:03 UTC

  Deepening fears about the Irish border in a hard Brexit scenario, says Queen's University report

  

  Fears are deepening on the Irish border over a hard Brexit, researchers showed. Almost half of residents are against a technological solution to customs checks, according to a study of those living on both sides of the frontier by Queen’s University Belfast academics.

• Monday, March 5th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

  An Irish “hard border” remains at the center of UK/EU Brexit debate

  

  The European Union is unlikely to accept the UK's latest proposal for avoiding a “hard border” on the island of Ireland after Brexit, the Irish government has said. Theresa May has said 80% of firms would face no new customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic and others would be simplified.

• Friday, December 8th 2017 - 21:13 UTC

  Breakthrough in Brexit negotiations; Juncker calls it a compromise

  

  The European Commission said on Friday enough progress had been made in Brexit negotiations with Britain to allow a second phase of talks on future relations to begin, ending an impasse over the status of the Irish border.

• Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 07:13 UTC

  Theresa May promises Irish counterpart proposals for the border in the context of Brexit

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May told her Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar that she would propose suggestions to Brexit negotiators over the next 24 hours to try to break an impasse on the issue of the Irish border, Varadkar said on Wednesday.

• Monday, December 4th 2017 - 07:11 UTC

  UK cabinet minister tells hardliners: “it's Brexit or no Brexit; Support PM May”

  

  There will be no Brexit at all unless Theresa May is supported, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned saying it was not about a choice between “this Brexit and that Brexit”. He was speaking as leading Brexit campaigners issued demands for Mrs May before agreeing any payments to the EU, including ending the European court's jurisdiction the moment the UK leaves.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 07:51 UTC

  PM May/Tusk meeting to advance on the Florence “constructive” speech

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday - the first time since the PM set out plans for a two-year transition period post-Brexit. It comes a month before the council will decide whether sufficient progress has been made to begin trade talks.