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Boris Johnson's Brexit Trade Deal Timetable 'Ambitious, If Not Unrealistic', Says Irish Deputy PM
12/01/2020
Simon Coveney says EU will not be rushed into signing an agreement.
Progress "has not been good" in negotiations to reach a post-Brexit trade deal, the Tánaiste (Irish deputy PM) has said.
Cabinet office minister drops 'no compromise' stance, saying: 'If that is the price that we have to pay, then there we go'
Foreign minister challenges Johnson’s claim about goods moving from Northern Ireland to Britain.
Johnson to override EU withdrawal agreement
06/09/2020
Move threatens to collapse talks that PM has said must be completed within weeks.
Ministers are planning new legislation that would override a key part of last year's EU withdrawal agreement.
Shockwaves felt both sides of Irish divide over plan to renege on withdrawal agreement.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said "trust has been damaged and eroded" between the EU and the UK due to the "hugely irresponsible" actions of the British government in signalling its intent to override elements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the UK government is behaving in an "extraordinary way" over Brexit.
Simon Coveney urges UK government to ‘behave as modern democracies’ should and honour international agreements.
Simon Coveney: “Sorry, there is no blockade proposed. And that is the type of inflammatory language coming from No 10 which is spin. And not truth"
13/09/2020
Andrew Marr: “Would the EU block goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain?” / Simon Coveney: “Sorry, there is no blockade proposed. And that is the type of inflammatory language coming from No 10 which is spin. And not truth"
Boris Johnson is facing a growing rebellion among senior Conservatives over his controversial Internal Market Bill - while former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major urged MPs to reject it, saying it risked putting the Irish peace process, trade negotiations and the UK's integrity at peril.
Deal not a high priority for EU anymore, Simon Coveney says.
Minister for Foreign Affairs speaking ahead of key meetings at White House, Capitol Hill.
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister On Brexit And A Seat On The U.N. Security Council [4 mins]
30/09/2020
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Simon Coveney about the latest developments regarding Britain's exit from the European Union and Ireland's upcoming seat on the U.N. Security Council.
Britain is taking a “ridiculously simplistic” stance over fishing rights which is threatening to scupper a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.
Minister has urged companies to begin testing direct sea routes from next month.
'if UK passes law designed to break International law ... there will be no [EU] trade deal' - Simon Coveney
09/11/2020
"It’s for UK Parl to legislate as it sees fit. But understand, if UK passes law designed to break International Law, WI & Protocol, then there will be no trade deal. EU cannot ratify a new deal while U.K. is legislating to break a previous agreement. Trust & Good Faith Matters."
PM risks major confrontation with Joe Biden by persevering with internal market bill.
EU thought to be preparing a ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offer for Boris Johnson within days.