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So what is the ECJ, what is its role in the protocol and what are the possible alternatives?
British and Spanish foreign ministers will meet in Brussels for another round of talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain’s exit from the European Union.
‘We goofed it up, you have to fix it’, Ursula von der Leyen tells young people. / European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said young Britons could still reverse Brexit by deciding to re-join the EU in the years ahead.
David Bailey examines the potential impact of new ‘rules of origin’ requirements for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) under the Brexit trade deal, arguing that tariffs on UK-EU BEV trade would be self-defeating when both the UK and the EU are trying to encourage a switch to electric vehicles in order to reach net zero.
He said many MPs privately agree that the UK should have a closer trading relationship with the EU but are too scared to say so.
EU and UK businesses will face ‘inevitable’ extra costs while the post-Brexit trade deal remains in place, European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič warned on Monday (12 June), playing down the prospect of a major overhaul of the agreement.
Maroš Šefčovič says he does not want to put existing deal ‘in the shredder’. / The EU’s Brexit chief has ruled out renegotiating Britain’s trade deal until 2026, dashing hopes it could be improved and prevent businesses fleeing the UK.
The European Union and the U.K. are preparing to enter an intense phase of negotiations starting next week aimed at overcoming the dispute over their post-Brexit trading relationship well ahead of the anniversary of Northern Ireland’s peace agreement in April, according to people familiar with the matter.
Sinn Féin accuses UK government of ‘Tory petulance’ claiming its leader Mary Lou McDonald had been excluded from the talks.
Supplies of half of all veterinary drugs at risk due to restrictions on importing medicines from Britain.
Responsbility to ‘implement’ Northern Ireland Protocol, says Annalena Baerbock ahead of meeting with foreign secretary James Cleverly
New rules would allow Brussels suspend free trade and other benefits agreed with UK.
Northern Ireland minister’s proposal comes after PM denied plans for Swiss-style relationship with EU.
Confidential papers from Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker show move to renegotiate protocol agreement
24/11/2022
Northern Ireland Minister Steve Baker is seeking to renegotiate part of the Brexit trade agreement to fix problems caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The UK government’s post-Brexit plan to ditch all EU laws by the end of next year have fallen further into jeopardy, after civil servants discovered 1,400 more pieces of retained legislation.
Nathalie Loiseau says no alternatives have been proposed to Brexit deal. / A senior ally of Emmanuel Macron has told Brexiteers that they must "face reality" over the consequences of leaving the EU.
The UK's Europe minister called on the European Union to reopen British access to EU scientific programmes on Monday.
Any additional or persistent uncertainty around Brexit “is not going to help” with soaring energy prices and the high cost of living, the European Commission (EC) vice president has warned at a meeting in London today.
Conservative minister Steve Baker has said he is “really sorry” to the EU for “not always behaving” in a way that did not foster trust.
The UK Government is understood to have told Brussels it will continue with the grace periods relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
UK government set to pitch extension of ‘grace periods’ rather than triggering Article 16.
Checks on goods travelling across the Irish Sea should be cut to a “couple of lorries a day”, the EU’s chief negotiator on Brexit said today.
The EU has warned the incoming UK leader not to pursue a bill designed to rip up the Brexit deal governing Northern Ireland, just days before Britain’s new premier is elected.
MEETINGS of key bodies set up to “smooth” the relationship between the EU and UK after Brexit are taking place “rarely”, a new research report has warned.
Liz Truss may find out the hard way what it’s like to be held hostage by hardline Brexiteers
03/08/2022
Brexit’s Northern Ireland deal needs the same hard-headed pragmatism that secured Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release.