But EU warns ‘faithful implementation’ needed by UK amid concerns saga is not over.
There are concerns in the EU that the UK had not yet fully complied with the terms of the earlier Brexit divorce deal and stressed that “vigilance” would be required in future. / “Exports to our biggest market, Ireland, have also dropped more than two thirds." - Dominic Goudie, FDF
The European Commission president said there has been ‘some progress’ in talks to resolve the issues around Northern Ireland.
"Brexit is a historic mistake. It was pushed through by irresponsible nationalism, based on false promises and shortsightedness," declared Austrian MEP Andreas Schieder who helped prepare the vote. /
"Brexit is bad for Britain and Brexit is bad for Europe," he said.
‘Brexit made us stronger’ EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier reveals time dedicated to Ireland during talks
19/02/2021
THE EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier has revealed the time he dedicated to understanding the people of Ireland as he conducted Brexit negotiations to strike the right trade deal for the EU and UK once the latter had exited the union.
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Britain must accept the realities of Brexit and it was the UK’s exit from the EU that had caused tensions between London and Brussels over Northern Ireland, not the divorce protocol.
Michel Barnier hits out at UK for not ‘correctly explaining’ consequences of Brexit to suffering businesses
11/02/2021
'Difficulties on the island of Ireland are caused by Brexit, not by the Protocol', UK told - ahead of crisis talks.
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Britain must accept the realities of Brexit and it was the UK’s exit from the EU that had caused tensions between London and Brussels over Northern Ireland, not the divorce protocol.
MICHEL BARNIER has warned the UK that Ireland will strengthen ties with the European Union rather than Britain post-Brexit.
Exports to EU to plunge by more than one-third because of Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal, study warns
14/01/2021
Income per-head forecast to fall by 6 per cent – just 2 per cent less than under a no-deal departure.
In frank interview, EU chief negotiator tells Britain that any lowering of regulatory standards will be punished.
British officials preparing ‘domestic’ alternative to EU programme as Barnier accuses UK of ‘cherry-picking’.
Michel Barnier says EU will ‘give every chance to this agreement’ as talks go to the wire
14/12/2020
‘We’ve only been negotiating for nine months. We’ve needed at least five years for all the previous agreements’
Barnier says PM’s acceptance of need for ‘evolution clause’ as standards diverge has unlocked talks.
Delays in ratification process means no-deal could hit for brief period after 1 January.
The EU's chief negotiator has told MEPs that negotiations on a post-Brexit deal could continue until Wednesday but no further.
Brexit talks heading for ‘crisis’ as EU warns Boris Johnson to stop breaking international law or face no deal
03/12/2020
UK set to push ahead with legislation that would break commitments made to EU earlier this year.
‘Same significant divergences persist’, EU negotiator says – with just 35 days left to avert a crash-out.
No-deal looms as deadline little more than a month away.
Michel Barnier says further negotiations would be pointless if UK does not change stance says further negotiations would be pointless if UK does not change stance.
Britain's economic recovery from coronavirus will be slowed for two years by Brexit, EU forecasts
06/11/2020
Businesses will have to adjust to new trading conditions in the middle of a pandemic.