LONDON – The European Union will not accept London’s demands for an alternative arbitrator to settle post-Brexit trade disputes involving Northern Ireland, Dublin said Thursday after the EU offered other concessions. Brussels put forward a raft of proposals on Wednesday, including reduced customs checks and paperwork on British products intended for Northern Ireland, in a bid … Read more
Twenty-seven EU member states have ratified a post-Brexit trade agreement. The agreement will come into force on January 1, following the UK’s full withdrawal from the EU on December 31. The ambassadors of EU member states to Brussels approved the trade deal on Monday, with effect from 1400 GMT (1400 GMT). Under the agreement, the … Read more
BRUSSELS: Negotiators from Britain and the European Union have launched a possible last two-day struggle to secure the Brexit trade deal after failing to reach an agreement for eight months. According to the reports, David Frost and Michel Barnier commenced the talks from where they left off at the EU headquarters in Brussels for a … Read more
