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Northern Irish Brexit issue is two-way street

Britain must show it is fully using the avenues available under the Brexit divorce deal to minimise trade disruption in Northern Ireland before seeking concessions, a senior EU official said.…

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Northern Ireland parties take legal action against Brexit deal

Members of Northern Ireland’s two largest pro-British parties are set to take part in legal action challenging part of Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union, the parties said on…

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UK could declare Brexit ‘water wars’

Britain could restrict imports of European mineral water and several food products under retaliatory measures being considered by ministers over Brussels' refusal to end its blockade on British shellfish, the…

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EU to allow continued data flows to UK following Brexit

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday Britain's data protection laws were in line with the European Union's and that it would start a process to…

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More ‘Brexit’ companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists

The flow of businesses moving to the Netherlands because of Brexit remained strong in 2020, even though foreign investment fell by a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Netherlands…

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Brexit causing supply problems for small UK manufacturers – survey

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - New post-Brexit trade restrictions have pushed up the cost of parts and raw materials for two thirds of small British manufacturers surveyed last month, and…

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UK downplays risk of EU poaching City of London business

Britain on Sunday downplayed the risk of the European Union taking business away from the City of London after Brexit, saying the real challenges come from New York, Tokyo and…

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Britain, EU stress commitment to solve N.Ireland border row

Britain and the European Union on Thursday reiterated their commitment to resolve post-Brexit trade frictions over the Northern Ireland border in the wake of a row over COVID-19 vaccines. Senior…

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UK can’t expect ‘equivalence-based’ access to EU financial market

DUBLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The European Union will strive for close co-operation with Britain on financial services but London cannot expect "equivalence-based" access to the EU financial market if…

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BoE’s Bailey warns EU not to pick a fight on finance

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey urged the European Union on Wednesday not to pick a fight with Britain over its huge financial services industry after Brexit, and said the…

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Road freight prices from France to Britain jump 50% in January

Freight prices for moving goods by road from France to Britain rose by 50% in January compared with the same month a year ago after lorry drivers demanded higher payments…

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Britain to take much bigger GDP hit from Brexit than the EU -Commission

Britain's exit from the European Union will cost the bloc around 0.5% of economic growth over the next 24 months, but Brexit will be more than four times more painful…

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Nearly half of UK goods exporters see Brexit trade trouble, BCC says

Just under half of British companies that export goods have run into difficulties caused by the Brexit shift in trade terms with the European Union since the start of the…

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UPDATED: EU rejects most UK demands on Northern Ireland trade, Ireland calls for calm

Ireland on Thursday called on the European Union and Britain to dial down the rhetoric in a blame game over post-Brexit trade frictions after Brussels rejected most of London's demands…

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EU to seek until April 30 to ratify Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will ask Britain if it can take an extra two months to ratify the Brexit trade agreement by extending until April 30 provisional application…

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UK says it’s not yet at ‘gin and tonic’ stage with EU after Brexit

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday its relations with the European Union after Brexit had been problematic due to differences over everything from vaccines and Northern Ireland…

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UK has more EU citizens than some member states, Gove says

The United Kingdom has granted settled status to 4.3 million European Union citizens, more than the population of some of the bloc's member states, indicating that Brexit has not led…

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UK calls for reset with EU and ‘refinement’ of Brexit deal

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain called on Monday for a reset in relations with the European Union and a refinement of a Brexit deal covering trade with Northern Ireland,…

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Exports from UK to EU down 68% since Brexit trade deal, say hauliers

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Exports from Britain to the European Union fell by 68% in January as trade was disrupted after the end of a transition period following Britain's…

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Ireland open to modest extensions to Northern Ireland Brexit grace periods

DUBLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ireland is open to "modest" extensions of waivers on the movement of certain goods from Britain into Northern Ireland after the British government asked the…

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EU rebuffs UK demand to soften N.Ireland Brexit trade terms

DUBLIN/LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday rebuffed a British demand to extend a grace period for checks on goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland, saying…

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UK asks EU for Brexit grace period extension to 2023, BBC reports

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest…

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Britain to apply to join Asia-Pacific free trade bloc

CDE / France 24 / Sky Britain will apply to join a massive 11-nation free-trade bloc of Asia-Pacific countries, it announced Saturday, weeks after leaving the European single market with…

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Blair says EU’s move to override Brexit deal on vaccine export control was ‘very foolish’

Sky News - Tony Blair has said the EU's short-lived move to override the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland under its vaccine export controls was "very foolish". The former prime…

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After outcry, EU reverses plan to restrict vaccine exports through Irish border

LONDON/BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday abruptly reversed a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines from crossing the Irish border into the…

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First flashes of Brexit trade trouble appear in UK data

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Early signs of disruption caused by Britain's shift to its new, less open trading relationship with the European Union are emerging in economic data. Although…

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A great deal of expectation

After years of hard-nosed negotiations, false starts and inconclusive talks, the post-Brexit deal announced by the UK and the EU on December 24th felt nothing short of a Christmas miracle.…

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Britain starts work on post-Brexit asset management sector

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Britain set out options on Tuesday for increasing the global attractiveness of its 9.9 trillion pound ($13.59 trillion) asset management sector after Brexit put European…

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Mastercard to increase charges for UK purchases from EU – FT

Financial Times - Mastercard will increase fees more than fivefold when a British shopper uses a debit or credit card to buy from an EU-based company, sparking alarm among companies…

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MEPs vote to add Channel and British Virgin Islands to tax haven blacklist

The European parliament is pushing for UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey and Jersey to be added to an EU tax havens blacklist after the conclusion of…

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EU to seek more time to ratify trade deal with UK – FT

The Financial Times reports that the EU is set to ask Britain for more time to ratify the new trade deal despite the UK urging the EU to press ahead…

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UK stars from Ed Sheeran to Elton John raise alarm over post-Brexit music tours

More than 100 British musicians, from Ed Sheeran, Sting and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters to classical stars like conductor Simon Rattle, have said tours of Europe by British artists are…

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Brexit responsible for food supply problems in N.Ireland, Ireland says

Food supply problems in Northern Ireland are due to Brexit because there are now a certain amount of checks on goods going between Britain and Northern Ireland, Irish Foreign Minister…

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UK and EU in row over bloc’s diplomatic status

Britain is refusing to give full diplomatic status to the European Union’s ambassador in London, causing a row between the recently divorced parties, the BBC reported on Thursday. Britain, an…

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Software data shows freight groups avoiding UK, prices rising

An increasing number of freight groups rejected contracts to move goods from France into Britain in the second week of January, while prices rose, according to data that shows the…

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‘Brexit carnage’: shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - More than 20 shellfish trucks parked on roads near the British parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence on Monday to protest against…

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France may demand rapid COVID-19 test from Irish truck drivers

France is considering requiring rapid COVID-19 tests from Irish truck drivers operating on a logistics route that has become key since Britain’s exit from the European Union, Ireland’s transport minister…

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Scottish fishermen land fish in Denmark to avoid post-Brexit red tape

Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark in the first two weeks of the year to avoid having their deliveries to the European Union blocked by post-Brexit…

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Britain denies wanting to reduce workers’ rights post-Brexit

The British government said it had no plans to lower standards on workers' rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of EU labour regulations as part of a…

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Fuelling Scots anger, UK confident on solving post-Brexit “teething” woes

Britain believes it can resolve post-Brexit "teething issues" that have disrupted exports of Scottish fish to the European Union, a minister said on Thursday, in comments that further charged tensions with Scotland's…

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Brexit trade problems: what’s gone wrong and can it be fixed?

Queues of lorries at borders and empty supermarket shelves confirm what most already knew: the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) has increased trade barriers between the EU and the…

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Logistics companies suspend cross-border delivery services due to Brexit red tape – FT

Financial Times - The German logistics group DB Schenker became the latest major parcels operator to suspend cross-border delivery services because of the new red tape and customs paperwork imposed…

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EU lawmakers kick off two-month review of UK trade deal

The European Parliament kicked off a two-month review on Monday of the EU-UK trade agreement struck on Christmas Eve, promising to "properly scrutinise" the deal even if it is almost…

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City of London unlikely to get broad EU access, says UK banking body

The European Union is unlikely to grant broad access for the City of London, and the flight of euro share trading from Britain to the bloc is permanent, UK bankers said on Monday.…

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UK launches post-Brexit global health insurance card

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britons from Tuesday will be able to apply for a new global health insurance card, a post-Brexit replacement offering emergency healthcare to those travelling in…

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Northern Ireland-Britain supply chain at risk of collapse, hauliers warn

The supply chain between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom is a "boat breakdown" away from collapse as a result of the post-Brexit regulatory border, the UK's…

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Scottish nationalists demand billions in ‘Brexit compensation’ for Scotland

The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) demanded on Sunday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson pay billions of pounds in compensation to Scotland for the mounting costs and disruption of Brexit.…

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Ireland temporarily eases customs rules as low demand halts ferry sailings

Ireland's tax authority temporarily eased post-Brexit customs arrangements after some trucks were unable to deliver goods from Britain, difficulties that prompted the largest Irish Sea ferry operator to cancel some…

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UK retailers face tariffs for re-exporting goods to EU, trade body says

More than 50 British retailers, including Tesco and Marks & Spencer, face potential tariffs for re-exporting goods to the European Union, their trade body said, amid warnings this could make…

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Scottish fishermen halt EU exports over Brexit delays

Many Scottish fishermen have halted exports to European Union markets after post-Brexit bureaucracy added days to their delivery times and hundreds of pounds to the costs of each load. Fishing…

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EU citizens will be banned from using ID cards to enter UK from October

European Union citizens will be banned from using ID cards to enter Britain from October amidst growing concern about the proliferation of fake European IDs, the Telegraph reported. British interior…

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Britain’s Sainsbury’s seeing good flow of supplies from Europe

Sainsbury's, Britain's second largest supermarket group, has seen goods flow well from continental Europe since a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union kicked in on Jan. 1, its boss…

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‘Hardships’ coming for traders at N.Ireland’s post-Brexit borders, lobby groups say

Traders selling goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom will face "real hardships" in the coming weeks after the post-Brexit regulatory border shattered normal operations, lobby…

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Sit-in by guards at Libya’s Hariga oil port blocks loading

Petroleum facilities guards at Libya's eastern Hariga oil terminal have delayed the loading of a one million-barrel cargo as they press salary demands, the port's manager said on Wednesday. The…

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UK car sector warns of Brexit costs as it pushes for investment

Britain's car industry warned on Wednesday the Brexit trade deal will add additional costs to firms, despite the sector securing tariff-free trade with the European Union, just as it needs…

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M&S branch in France says post-Brexit rules disrupt ready-meal supplies

A Paris branch of British retailer Marks & Spencer said fresh ready-made pasta dishes were unavailable on Monday because post-Brexit trade rules had disrupted deliveries across the Channel. As of Jan.…

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January a “grace period” to fine-tune post-Brexit procedures, Belgian port boss says

The head of a major European gateway for trade with Britain said yesterday that new customs clearance procedures would only be truly tested over the next fortnight as traffic returns to normal.…

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