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# brexit - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson spoke by phone about Brexit, Covid-19 and climate change
The UK prime minister congratulated the new taoiseach.
So long and thanks for all the fish: Irish fishermen say UK Brexit position could spell 'unmitigated disaster'
Today had been the date set for both sides to reach an agreement on fisheries. But of course, more time is needed.
# brexit - Monday 29 June, 2020
EU and Britain intensify talks on post-Brexit future
The new round of talks in Brussels will be the first to be held face-to-face since the coronavirus shutdown.
# brexit - Saturday 20 June, 2020
From tigers in the tank to no 'Christmas-tree' EU report: A wild week in Brexit talks
Agreement on momentum, but it doesn’t take too deep a look to see the tensions.
# brexit - Monday 15 June, 2020
UK calls for trade deal with European Union to be agreed by ‘end of summer’
European Council chief Charles Michel said the EU would not be pressured into buying a “pig in a poke”.
Boris Johnson to hold video call with Ursula von der Leyen in bid to revive post-Brexit trade talks
The high level meeting will take place by video conference as the clock counts down on the transition period.
# brexit - Sunday 14 June, 2020
It's difficult to consider in the midst of Covid-19, but a no-deal Brexit still looms large
Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond is calling for an extension to the trade talks to take Covid-19 into account and avoid a no-deal Brexit.
# brexit - Saturday 13 June, 2020
'Northern Ireland is a pilot project': About the UK's staggered custom checks plan
In a strange turn of events, because of the Protocol the North will have post-Brexit checks six months before Great Britain.
# brexit - Friday 12 June, 2020
EU accepts UK's confirmation that it won’t seek extension to Brexit transition period
It comes despite the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales pushing for an extension past the new year.
McEntee says NI protocol is 'vague and lacking in detail on customs' as deadline looms
The Brexit transition period is due to end on 31 December.
# brexit - Sunday 7 June, 2020
Arlene Foster says she fears Brexit trade talks ‘are not going particularly well’
The NI First Minister said she wants to see a trade deal agreed.
# brexit - Friday 5 June, 2020
UK backtracking on key Brexit commitments, says Michel Barnier
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier lamented that no progress had been made in the fourth round of post-Brexit trade talks
Businesses call for detail on Northern Ireland protocol from British government
A Brexit working group of NI businesses said more details were needed to help prepare for 1 January 2021.
# brexit - Thursday 4 June, 2020
Only three weeks to finalise plans for Brexit checks at ports, warns senior official
The UK government’s Brexit deal means checks are needed at ports in Northern Ireland.
# brexit - Tuesday 2 June, 2020
NI parties deadlocked over whether to extend Brexit transition period
The idea was backed by Sinn Féin and the Alliance Party, but opposed by the DUP and UUP.
# brexit - Monday 1 June, 2020
Further clarity needed on NI business and trade in UK's protocol plan, EU House of Lords committee says
It has been nearly two weeks since the UK published its proposal for the Northern Ireland protocol.
# brexit - Sunday 31 May, 2020
No Brexit trade deal if Boris Johnson doesn't stick to promises, Michel Barnier warns
Barnier told The Sunday Times there would not be an “agreement at any cost”.
# brexit - Friday 29 May, 2020
Coveney seeks approval for new Brexit omnibus bill as he warns ministers there may be no trade deal
The UK government has said it will not request an extension to the transition period – and will reject any such request from the EU.
# brexit - Sunday 24 May, 2020
'He acted legally and with integrity': Boris Johnson backs Dominic Cummings over 260-mile lockdown trip
Conservatives have been putting the Prime Minister under pressure to sack his controversial adviser.
# brexit - Wednesday 20 May, 2020
The UK's Protocol plan: 'Unfettered access' from NI to GB, and 'light-touch' checks from GB to NI
Unfettered access to GB from NI, and declaration on goods from GB to Northern Ireland.
# brexit - Tuesday 19 May, 2020
'It delivers on our promise to the British people': UK bill to end free movement of people passes first hurdle
Priti Patel said that the points system was “firmer, fairer and simpler system” that will “play a vital role” in the country’s recovery from coronavirus.
# brexit - Friday 15 May, 2020
Row over 'level playing field' is the major stumbling block to EU-UK trade talks
Fisheries is the other major stumbling block to agreeing an EU-UK trade deal.
# brexit - Thursday 14 May, 2020
More than 3.5 million EU citizens have applied to remain living in the UK post-Brexit
There’s a backlog of around 320,000 applications to go through, according to the UK Home Office.
Brussels launches legal action against UK over free movement 'failure'
According to the infringement decision, the UK has failed to “comply with EU law on the free movement of EU citizens”.
# brexit - Friday 8 May, 2020
Brexit trade talks timeline ‘virtually impossible’, Coveney says
Tanaiste Simon Coveney has urged the UK to seek an extension to its transition period.
# brexit - Thursday 7 May, 2020
UK is showing 'no real sign' they want Brexit trade talks to succeed, says Phil Hogan
“I hope I am wrong, but I don’t think so,” the EU trade commissioner said.
# brexit - Saturday 2 May, 2020
So, about Brexit... Where are we now with it?
It hasn’t gone away, you know.
# brexit - Monday 20 April, 2020
Vast majority of business leaders think Brexit will have short-term negative impact on Irish economy
That’s according to the latest quarterly survey carried out by the Institute of Directors in Ireland.
# brexit - Wednesday 15 April, 2020
Michel Barnier and David Frost agree on three weeks to discuss Brexit trade talks
Both men are back at work after recovering from Covid-19.
# brexit - Thursday 19 March, 2020
Michel Barnier confirms he has tested positive for Covid-19
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator said he is “in good spirits”.
# brexit - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
SNP Westminster leader calls for 'legitimate and legal route' to Scottish independence
It is the latest in a series of calls for a second referendum on independence.
# brexit - Saturday 7 March, 2020
Frances Fitzgerald 'very concerned' about UK wish to abandon European Arrest Warrant scheme
The former Justice Minister said that “if there was a gap”, it could “of course” have an effect on prisoners held here.
# brexit - Friday 6 March, 2020
Draft laws published to guarantee right of Irish citizens to live and work in UK despite Brexit
It states “an Irish citizen does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom”, with some limited exceptions.
# brexit - Monday 2 March, 2020
Countdown starts as UK and EU knuckle down for trade talks
The two sides are well apart on a final agreement.
# brexit - Friday 28 February, 2020
UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant scheme
The British Government said it wanted to reach its own, separate fast-track extradition arrangement with Brussels.
# brexit - Thursday 27 February, 2020
UK could walk away from EU trade talks if progress not made by June
The UK has published its negotiating guidelines ahead of talks with Brussels on Monday.
# brexit - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
Coronavirus and Brexit talks add urgency to government formation, says Simon Coveney
The tánaiste was speaking in Brussels at an EU special summit.
EU to demand 'level playing field' and access to UK waters in Brexit trade talks
The terms also include a controversial clause stating that Britain should “return unlawfully removed cultural objects to their countries of origin”.
# brexit - Sunday 23 February, 2020
British minister refuses to rule out chlorinated chicken in trade deal with North America
George Eustice also defended the Government’s new immigration system after businesses raised fears of a shortage of workers.
Macron 'not sure' a trade deal between Europe and Britain can be agreed before the end of the year
Britain and the EU are about to embark on negotiations aiming to hammer out a trade agreement by the end of December.
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Poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
THIS IS THE first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened for businesses on Monday.
There are strict guidelines in place for the businesses due to Covid-19 restrictions, with a time limits in place for patrons and a requirement to buy a meal if people are consuming alcohol.
TheJournal.ie visited some pubs earlier in the week to see what the ‘new normal’ is like, but will you?
Today’s poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
Poll Results:
I won't be going to either (315)
Yes, I'll be heading to a restaurant (66)
Yes, I'll be heading to a pub (36)
I've no bookings made but I might (33)
I hope to go to both (22)
I've made several bookings (8)
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