Tag: post-Brexit

• Thursday, February 4th 2021 - 23:23 UTC

  Northern Ireland Protocol controversy forces new round of UK/EU talks

  

  The government and the EU have vowed to “work intensively” to quell tensions over post-Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports. In a joint statement, both sides said talks on Wednesday with Northern Ireland leaders were “constructive”.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Germany calls on the EU to prepare for a no deal post Brexit with UK

  

  The German government is urging other EU states to prepare for a no deal Brexit, according an internal document that casts doubt on Britain’s optimism over chances of an early agreement on its future ties with the bloc.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 19:19 UTC

  Ahead of Macron's London visit, minister warns France does not rule out a post-Brexit “no deal” with UK

  

  France does not rule out Europe failing to reach a deal on its post-Brexit relationship with Britain but very much wants to avoid such an outcome, its foreign minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 07:50 UTC

  A “sheared” Johnson campaigns in Scotland; Monday he will insist again with a snap election

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Scotland on Friday in campaign mode despite failing to call an early election after MPs this week thwarted his hardline Brexit strategy.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  UK and Spain agree to guarantee reciprocal suffrage at municipal level post-Brexit

  

  Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell announced this week that Madrid and London have agreed to guarantee electoral rights in local elections for British residents in Spain and Spanish residents in the UK post-Brexit.

• Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  Risk of return to violence if a hard Brexit is imposed, says Irish president Higgins

  

  Irish President Michael D Higgins has said he shares the concerns of the country’s premier Leo Varadkar that there is a risk of a return to violence if a hard border is imposed post-Brexit. Mr Higgins said: “I do share the Taoiseach’s concern.”

• Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 07:31 UTC

  Rajoy expresses support for Mrs. May efforts and progress in Brexit negotiations

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he expected Britain and the European Union to progress soon into the next phase of Brexit negotiations, despite Prime Minister Theresa May’s problems in getting the political backing at home to move ahead.

• Thursday, November 30th 2017 - 15:40 UTC

  More pliant rules for the banking and insurance industry in post-Brexit, says Bank of England

  

  Britain’s regulators will convert banking and insurance rules inherited from the European Union after Brexit to make them more tailored to the British market, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Wednesday. Carney said Britain had long expressed opposition to the EU’s cap on banker bonuses, the full application of banking capital rules on smaller lenders and the bloc’s insurance capital rules.

• Saturday, November 25th 2017 - 23:42 UTC

  UK's post-Brexit plans on food imports quotas criticized by Australia and New Zealand

  

  Australia has criticized UK's post-Brexit trade plans to split quotas of food imports from around the world. EU rules allow for a certain amount of goods to be brought in from countries outside of the Union without charging full tariffs, but after Brexit, the UK and EU want to split these quotas, based on where the goods are mostly consumed.

• Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 08:02 UTC

  Post-Brexit triggers whisky industry controversy in Scotland

  

  With whisky boosting the UK economy by about £5 billion a year, Scottish Secretary David Mundell said ministers are keen to open up new markets around the world for the iconic drink. He spoke out ahead of a meeting on the island of Islay, in the Hebrides, which is home to several distilleries.