The European Commission today threatened the British government with legal action following the presentation of a draft law in London that unilaterally calls into question the customs regime after the Brexit of Northern Ireland. “We note with great concern the decision taken today by the British government to table a bill that invalidates the basic […]
Tag: North Ireland
Ireland: Britain will raise new uncertainties about Brexit
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Cowney told his British counterpart Liz Tras today that her plans to bypass parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol would create a new set of uncertainties. “The publication of legislation that violates the United Kingdom’s commitments under international law is having a profound effect on relations between these islands and between […]
Britain: Johnson promotes Northern Ireland Protocol bypass plan
Britain is expected to present a plan today that would circumvent some of the rules contained in the Northern Ireland Trade Protocol, a move that is expected to increase tensions in London’s relations with the European Union and could even lead to in a trade war. The British Prime Minister tried to downplay the issue […]
British Secretary: Changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol are legal
Legislation that would allow the British government to bypass parts of the Brexit agreement with the European Union is “legal,” Minister Brandon Lewis said today. The government will pass the legislation on Monday, Lewis said in an interview with Sky News, as reported by Bloomberg. The bill was due to be unveiled last week, but […]
Escalating Britain vs. EU: Legislation within weeks for changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol
UK Secretary of State Liz Tras announced on Tuesday that in the coming weeks, the government of Boris Johnson will submit to the British Parliament a bill that will amend the Protocol on Northern Ireland, which is part of the Exit Agreement. of the UK from the European Union (Brexit). “I’m announcing our intention to […]
‘Difficult’ talks of Boris Johnson with the parties of Northern Ireland
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson today urged, but to no avail, unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland to reach an agreement to end the political stalemate caused by post-Brexit customs controls. Ten days after Sinn Fein won a landslide victory in local elections, the British prime minister met with the leaders […]
UK: Undersecretary of State Says EU Trade War on Northern Ireland Unlikely
The UK government does not expect a possible decision to circumvent parts of the terms of the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland that would lead to a trade war with the European Union, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC. “I do not think there will be a trade war,” Kwarteng told the BBC in […]
Boris Johnson to visit Belfast on Monday amid a political stalemate in Northern Ireland
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson is expected on Monday in Northern Ireland, which has reached a political impasse, amid disagreements over the Protocol governing its relations with the United Kingdom and the EU after Brexit. Johnson’s upcoming visit to the province was announced by Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill. “I spoke […]
EU continues to worry that British government will abandon Northern Ireland Protocol
The European Union continues to worry that Britain will unilaterally ‘break’ the Northern Ireland Protocol agreement, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefsovic said today. “There continues to be serious concern that the UK Government intends to proceed with a unilateral course of action,” Sefsovic said in a statement following a telephone conversation with British Foreign […]
Britain says it will take action on Northern Ireland if Brussels does not show flexibility
Britain has no choice but to take action unless the European Union shows more flexibility in talks on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, Foreign Secretary Liz Tras said today. Reaching an agreement that will keep the peace in Northern Ireland and protect the EU single market without imposing a hard border between the British […]