European vice-president Maroš Šefčovič says claim about Brussels trying to erect barrier down Irish Sea undermines UK’s reputation
Trade bloc indicates desire to ease tensions with UK over alleged breach of protocol.
EU said agreement on common rules ‘on the table’ - but UK would probably have to drop prized right to diverge
EU will pursue legal action over Brexit rules in Northern Ireland for 'as long as necessary'
16/04/2021
The EU this morning warned that it would continue to pursue legal action against the UK “for as long as necessary” over post-Brexit trade issues in Northern Ireland.
Top European Union and British officials failed to get a breakthrough at talks on Northern Ireland trade rules and said Friday that contact would continue over the coming weeks
One of the key architects of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has admitted it is damaging Northern Irish businesses and warned it may not be sustainable.
Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal risking political stability in Northern Ireland, says minister
16/05/2021
Lord Frost warns UK could walk away from elements of deal unless Brussels gives ground.
The post-Brexit Northern Ireland treaty is reportedly seen as “dead in the water” by Downing Street as negotiations between the UK and EU over the protocol continue.
Maros Sefcovic said they searched for four years for the ‘best solution to the very sensitive situation in Northern Ireland’.
EU Brexit chief Sefcovic urges UK to not 'further sour relationship' over Northern Ireland
30/05/2021
The EU’s Brexit chief has today warned the UK to not “further sour our relationship” by taking unilateral actions in Northern Ireland as negotiations between the two sides continue.
Maroš Šefčovič says he is trying to iron out disruption to businesses caused by the protocol.
AN SDLP Assembly member has criticised the questioning of new DUP leader Edwin Poots on yesterday's Andrew Marr Show.
DUP leader under fire for rejecting EU offer that would remove 80% of protocol checks.
UK ‘playing a very dangerous game’ by inflaming tensions over Brexit, warns EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness
05/06/2021
In an exclusive interview, Ireland’s EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness told the Irish Independent the UK was “playing a very dangerous game” by inflaming tensions in the North.
The EU's ambassador to the U.K. on Sunday conceded there was little trust between the two sides ahead of a meeting this week to discuss contentious trade barriers with Northern Ireland.
US president Joe Biden is set to issue a fresh Brexit warning to prime minister Boris Johnson during their first face-to-face meeting at the G7 summit this week.
Joe Biden is set to raise pressure on Boris Johnson to not go back on the post-Brexit Northern Ireland treaty before the pair attend the G7 summit later this week in Cornwall.
Brussels says London must backtrack or both sides will go down ‘a much more confrontational’ path.
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator says the bloc is ready to act “firmly and resolutely” if the U.K. fails to honor its commitments under the divorce deal that was supposed to keep trade flowing after the Britain left the EU.
Ursula von der Leyen has expressed her "deep concern" on the implementation of post-Brexit agreements in a phone call to Boris Johnson.
‘Time is short’ to avert clash over chilled meat exports to Northern Ireland, warns Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister.
Boris Johnson falsely claiming not to have realised Brexit damage to Northern Ireland, senior Tory says
09/06/2021
PM ‘perfectly understood’ impact of Irish Sea checks, says Theresa May’s chief of staff – and the EU knows it.
A senior European Union official has expressed frustration after talks with the U.K. broke up without resolving differences over the implementation of their post-Brexit trade deal in Northern Ireland
Talks between Britain and the EU on the implementation of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement in Northern Ireland have broken up without agreement.
Brexit talks end with no breakthrough
09/06/2021
EU warns patience wearing “very thin” as tensions between the two sides escalate.