The war in Ukraine shows that, contrary to fears a few years ago, Brexit has not at all reduced Britain's international importance or its interest in Eastern Europe, but has actually strengthened it, the Daily Telegraph assessed yesterday.more
The government is to launch a study of the economic benefits of reintroducing imperial units of measurement, to quantify a supposed advantage of Brexit.more
Brexit and the Northern Irish protocol have changed patterns in trade between Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, data from the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) released yesterday.more
A group of European countries proposes the creation of a European Security Council, which would be a way for the UK to remain committed to security in Europe, reports the Daily Telegraph. Poland is to be one of the initiators of the plan.more
Higher costs, more paperwork and delays at borders were the "only detectable impact" of Brexit on British businesses so far, according to a report published yesterday by Parliament's public accounts committee.more
Checks on agri-food products entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK must continue until the case is fully resolved in March, a Belfast court ruled today.more
There is a growing dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol. In protest against him, Paul Givan, the first minister (prime minister) of the government of Northern Ireland, resigned. His Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) believes the document undermines the status of the province.more
The Northern Irish Minister for Agriculture ordered last night that checks on agri-food goods imported from the rest of the United Kingdom be halted from midnight. According to Ireland, this is a breach of the Northern Ireland Protocol and therefore international law.more
The British government wants it to be quicker and easier to change or remove from British law the remaining European Union rules that were mechanically transferred into the British legal order after Brexit.more
The number of asylum applications in France in 2021 has increased by 28.3 percent, the French interior ministry said yesterday. More than 96,000 Britons have asked to stay in the wake of Brexit.more
The UK and the European Union announced today that they will intensify negotiations to resolve trade problems under the Northern Ireland Protocol. British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said that an agreement was achievable.more
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned yesterday that she would not accept a deal with the European Union that would mean goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK would be subject to checks.more
The UK government on Friday announced it is extending a temporary visa scheme for foreign seasonal workers until the end of 2024, while it will gradually reduce the quota from 2023.
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Deputy Minister of Finance Jan Sarnowski announced changes in the tax system from the new year. As he emphasized, they can be an impulse encouraging Poles to return to the country. They also aim to protect the lowest earners.more
Britain wants an agreement with the European Union to reform the Northern Ireland Protocol, but if that fails it is prepared to use Article 16, which allows it to be suspended, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said yesterday.more
British Foreign Minister Liz Truss will also lead negotiations with the European Union on the reform of the Northern Ireland protocol, the British government announced yesterday evening.more
The UK has suggested that it may allow the Court of Justice of the European Union to play a role in the Northern Ireland protocol, the BBC reported. The role of the CJEU is the most serious point of contention in the negotiations between London and Brussels on the reform of the protocol.more
David Frost, the British minister responsible for relations with the EU, has resigned from his position in Boris Johnson's government, British media reported yesterday evening. The reason for the resignation is the disappointment with the government's policy in recent weeks.more
Britain and Australia have officially signed a free trade agreement, the British government announced on Thursday night. This is the UK's first trade deal since its withdrawal from the European Union to be negotiated from scratch.more
France has obtained 93 percent of the fishing licences it requested from the UK after Brexit, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune announced today. We are aiming to obtain around 60 more licences, he added.more
Britain has granted another 23 licences to French fishermen, a government spokesperson said Saturday, a day after a deadline set by Paris to resolve a post-Brexit battle over fishing rights.more
Ireland will receive €920.4 million from the EU's Brexit mitigation fund, the European Commission announced yesterday. Ireland is the first country to be allocated the money and will be the biggest beneficiary of the €5.4 billion fund.more