Physical checks on animal goods from Great Britain were temporarily suspended in ports in Northern Ireland last night due to threats against officials carrying them out.more
Local seafood exporters have been caught up in yet another Brexit ‘teething’ issue after it emerged that live shellfish exports to the EU will be banned indefinitely.more
Ursula von der Layen’s chief spokesman Eric Mamer took to the podium this morning trying to claim the EU’s attempted triggering of Article 16 on Friday evening, establishing a hard border in Ireland, was a “mistake”, saying “only the Pope is infallible”.more
One year after the UK left the European Union, our European values of diversity, friendship and unity feel more important than ever. It’s these values that have helped to keep London going through this difficult period in our history, and that will see us through to the other side. more
The European Union recognised it "made a mistake" in triggering an emergency provision in the Brexit deal to control Covid vaccine exports, the Cabinet Office minister has said. Michael Gove said he was "confident" of the UK's vaccine supply and said its programme would continue as planned.more
The Polish Ministry of Family and Social Policy has published information about the rules of payment of family benefits and childcare benefit "500 plus" after Great Britain leaves the European Union.more
The guitar sent from Italy to the UK became a "victim of Brexit", the Italian press reported. The instrument was blocked by British Customs, which demanded the origin of the wood it was made of.more
The European Union has not resolved a dispute with AstraZeneca over the supply of vaccines, which increases the risk of additional delays in immunization against Covid-19. The dispute could further complicate the turbulent relationship between Great Britain and the EU after Brexit, writes Bloobmerg.more
PKP Cargo Connect, a subsidiary of PKP Cargo, is analyzing the conditions for launching a rail-ferry connection from Poland to the UK, the company announced. According to the company, such a service may facilitate the exchange of goods with the British Isles.more
Mastercard is set to increase its transaction fees by more than fivefold when an online British shopper uses a debit or credit card to buy from a company based in the European Union.more
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation Arancha González Laya has made clear the country has not renounced the "sovereignty" nor the "co-sovereignty" of Gibraltar after Brexit.more
In the first Scottish poll conducted after Britain left the post-Brexit transition, support for independence has dropped slightly, but its supporters still have a clear advantage over opponents.more
British shoppers who bought items from European websites are facing post-Brexit demands of more than £100 in import duties that must be paid before parcel firms will deliver the items.more
Theresa May harshly criticized Boris Johnson and accused him of damaging the role of "Britain's global moral leadership". The former prime minister attacked the current head of government for threatening to breach international law during the Brexit negotiations and to cut charity spending.more
The UK refuses to grant full diplomatic status to the European Union's ambassador to London, which causes a dispute between the parties after recent Brexit, the BBC reported today. The British side argued that the EU was not a state.more
Brexit is a loss of up to PLN 1.6 billion for Polish companies in the second half of 2021. Losing clients from the UK will mean the need to look for them in other markets, say experts from the insurance company Euler Hermes.more
More than 20 trucks unloaded with shellfish stood near the seat of the British Prime Minister and the Houses of Parliament in central London. The owners of fishing companies are thus protesting against the post-Brexit bureaucracy which prevented them from exporting their goods to the EU.
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A Dutch TV network has filmed border officials confiscating ham sandwiches and other foods from drivers arriving in the Netherlands from the UK, under post-Brexit rules.more
The chairman of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) in the European Parliament, Bernd Lange, announced yesterday that there are still possible changes to the agreement on trade relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom.more
The leader of the British opposition Labor Party, Keir Starmer, has abandoned his promise made last year that if he takes power, he will restore free movement of people with the European Union, the British press notes today.more
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has demanded that Boris Johnson pay billions of pounds in compensation to Scotland for the mounting costs and disruption of Brexit.more