Tag: post-brexit
James Bevan: Environmental regulations remain key for post-Brexit success
Environment Agency chief executive argues ‘good regulation is what gets you green growth and a blue planet’. Good regulation is essential for tackling the climate…
Lack of trust could derail EU UK environment agreement
A group of MPs has urged the UK Government to overcome barriers to enshrining strong environmental legislation as part of trade agreements with the European…
Germany assumes EU presidency as Merkel pushes for bloc-wide Covid-19 recovery plan
Germany takes over the European Union’s six-month presidency Wednesday, with outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel staking her legacy on a massive economic recovery plan to help…
EU, Britain intensify talks on post-Brexit future
The EU and Britain launch an intense five weeks of negotiations on a deal to define their post-Brexit relations on Monday, with London keen to…
Brexit brings no benefits, no-deal will hit manufacturing hard: report
An EU-UK no-trade deal would have a big negative effect on British manufacturing, says a report Wednesday, particularly on volume car production, as it tries…
Post-Brexit trade policy must encourage ‘race to the top’ on environmental standards, business giants urge
A coalition of business leaders is urging Ministers to ensure that post-Brexit Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) not only include non-regression clauses on environmental standards, but…
Brexit revives unionist and nationalist divide in Northern Ireland
A post-Brexit opinion poll has found that those in the region deeming themselves neither unionist or nationalist has fallen to 39%. The Northern Ireland Life…
Round Four: UK and EU back in the Brexit ring
Trade negotiators from Britain and the EU embark on a fourth round of post-Brexit negotiations Tuesday but no-one in London or Brussels expects a breakthrough….
Northern Ireland faces ‘potent threat’ from Brexit and Covid-19
Northern Ireland faces a “potent threat” to its prosperity and stability if reduced business confidence due to uncertainty over post-Brexit trading rules compounds the economic…
IMF head calls for Brexit trade talk extension
The IMF has suggested the UK and the EU should not “add to uncertainty” from coronavirus by refusing to extend the period to negotiate a…
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