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Ireland does not expect Britain to trigger a clause in Northern Ireland’s fraught post-Brexit trading deal to unilaterally jettison some of its terms, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was possible the British government would trigger “Article 16” if the European Union did …

The European Union rejected a British demand to renegotiate their deal governing the trading position of Northern Ireland, saying that to so would only bring instability and uncertainty. European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic, who oversees EU relations with post-Brexit Britain, said on Friday that the Northern Ireland protocol needed to …

Britain plans to further extend post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday, in a move designed to give London and Brussels more time for talks about trade with the province. The fate of British-ruled Northern Ireland was the most contentious …

Britain’s biggest supplier of influenza vaccines said on Saturday it was postponing deliveries due to a Brexit-related shortage of lorry drivers, delaying the government’s winter inoculation campaign. Medics say the campaign offering free flu vaccines to more than 35 million people is even more important this year after lockdowns for …

Two senior European Union officials urged the bloc’s governments on Thursday to set up a rapidly deployable military force to intervene around the world, saying the crisis in Afghanistan offered a chance to end years of inaction. The EU’s top diplomat and its military chief said the bloc needed to …

Thousands of UK students hoping to spend the year abroad are caught in limbo after facing challenges to complete their language courses or take up internships in the European Union (EU). While some of the students have deferred their study projects or even have switched continents because of visa delays, …

Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, said on Thursday he would participate in his center-right camp’s probable primaries for next year’s French presidential election, joining an already crowded field of candidates. “In these dark times, I took the decision to run for the French presidency, to be president …

Post-Brexit trade frictions have “significantly altered” freight traffic between Ireland and Britain and sparked a steep rise in volumes to and from Ireland and other European Union members, an Irish government agency report said on Thursday. The introduction of checks on some goods since neighbouring Britain left the EU’s trading …

EU citizens living in the United Kingdom are being threatened with deportation despite having applied correctly for settled status, the Observer reports. Under the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU, which sets out the terms of relations after Brexit, EU citizens are entitled to apply for settled status …

Britain has been granted “dialogue partner” status by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a step forward in London’s push to build stronger diplomatic ties in Asia following its exit from the European Union. Britain has been seeking the status as part of its post-Brexit policy shift to focus more …

Britain on Wednesday demanded a new deal to oversee post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland and warned the European Union that London would be justified in unilaterally deviating from a deal it struck with the bloc just last year. The Northern Ireland protocol was agreed upon by Britain and the European …

Britain’s Brexit minister David Frost will make a statement to parliament on the Northern Ireland Protocol on Wednesday, parliamentary authorities said on Tuesday. The protocol was agreed by Britain and the European Union as part of a 2020 Brexit deal but has not been fully implemented yet and Britain says …

Britain will threaten this week to deviate from the Brexit deal unless the European Union shows more flexibility over Northern Ireland, one UK, and three EU sources told Reuters. David Frost, the British minister who leads Brexit negotiations, is preparing to announce a significant potential change on the protocol that …

The UK has given the EU two weeks either to risk unilateral action by London or agree the Axis trade checks launched by the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland (NI). Warning over the maintenance of the NI Protocol crisis, the ministers said that a new “approach” will be set out …

Britain said on Friday it had received 6 million applications to its settlement scheme for European Union nationals before a June 30 deadline passed, including a surge of more than 400,000 in the last month. After completing its exit from the EU last year, Britain has started bringing in a …

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire with the United Kingdom in a post-Brexit dispute dubbed the “sausage war” by extending a grace period for shipments of certain meat products from Britain to Northern Ireland. The bloc will also make it easier for medicines and guide dogs to …

People who miss the June 30 settlement scheme deadline will be issued warnings to apply or risk losing their rights.

The UK government is dealing a blow to the country’s struggling steel industry in the name of Brexit and free trade, said Tory MPs in “red wall” seats, backed by the Labour party and steel industry leaders, on Saturday.

Britain and Australia have agreed to a trade deal after talks between their prime ministers ironed out outstanding issues, Australia’s Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said on Tuesday. Britain had made securing a trade deal with Australia a priority for its post-Brexit strategy as it seeks to build stronger commercial …

Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, said on Monday that the reputation of the United Kingdom was at stake regarding tensions over Brexit. EU politicians have accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of not respecting engagements made regarding Brexit. Growing tensions between Britain and the EU threatened to …