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Thursday 26 November 2020
Biden told reporters yesterday that he did not want to see “a guarded border”.
RTÉ reports that the UK intends to replicate the EU’s food safety regime which restricts meat products from outside the union.
The UK’s post-Brexit transitionary period ends on 31 December.
Business groups welcomed the announcement but warned that firms face a ‘cliff edge’ without deals with the EU and other nations.
Naomi Long sounded the warning as she gave evidence to a Westminster committee.
It’s another crunch week on the Brexit front – so what are the sticking points?
Chief British negotiator David Frost says he and his team are working hard for an agreement.
Simon Coveney has called for a ‘dialling down’ of rhetoric during Brexit talks.
Cummings and Lee Cain are close political allies, having worked together since the Brexit campaign.
The EU wants a deal by mid-November ahead of the end of the transition period.
Stena Line has chartered an extra ship in response to the increased movement of goods.
Minister Simon Coveney told BBC2’s Newsnight the UK government’s stance had “undermined trust”.
Conservative former leader Lord Howard of Lympne led the calls for the Prime Minister to ‘think again’.
The Reform think tank says the proposed name is already gone.
Coveney described Biden as a “real friend to Ireland” who has made clear his position on the Good Friday Agreement.
He said he believed a deal with the EU could still be done if the latter shows ‘flexibility’ and ‘good will’.
The briefing is seen as a key moment in the discussions after negotiations derailed in October.
Time is running short for a deal to be in place before the transition period expires at the end of the year.
Department of Foreign Affairs officials have been involved in meetings planning the centenary events.
Brexit continues to trundle towards us – here’s a bit more information about what is changing.
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said talks between the EU and UK are in a ‘very serious zone’.
British driving licences made invalid, a customs-check comeback, and what to do with the UK landbridge.
The key issues of contention remain fishing rights, the governance of any deal and the “level playing field” aimed at preventing unfair competition.
That’s according to Andrew McCormick, Stormont’s lead official on EU exit.
Despite British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s deadline of the EU summit, another round of talks are taking place this week.
Members of the UK’s House of Lords addressed an Oireachtas Committee about the Internal Market Bill.
The transition period in which to agree a trade deal between the EU and UK ends on 31 December.
The trade arrangements in place between Australia and the EU are nothing like a free-trade deal, writes Neale Richmond.
The latest impasse over Brexit comes with only 10 weeks left to secure a post-Brexit transition trade deal.
May asked senior Tory minister Michael Gove what the post-Brexit security plan for the UK was, and didn’t like the answer he gave.
The British government has launched a ‘time is running out’ campaign urging businesses to get ready for the end of the transition period on 31 December.
The Cabinet Office minister said EU officials will have to back down if chief negotiator Michel Barnier is to resume negotiations in London this week.
The Taoiseach has emphasised the importance of securing an agreement on fisheries if there was to be an overall trade deal.
Up to 1,700 lorries will be able to park at the new facility, which is under construction next to the M20 in Ashford.
EU leaders met today in Brussels for a two-day summit.
A draft deal hasn’t been created yet, with wide gaps remaining between the two sides on State aid and fisheries.
The government said the arrangement will ensure vital supplies continue to be delivered to the UK whatever the outcome of negotiations.
Johnson spoke to the French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday.
Johnson spoke with the French leader by phone today.
A comprehensive report analyses the policy decisions around the Internal Market Bill, and where it leaves Brexit trade talks.
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Emergency Team is meeting today to make its recommendation to Government about easing Level 5 restrictions.
The recommendation will potentially set out what people are able to do in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ahead of the Government’s decision this week on whether or not it will re-open things like pubs and restaurants across the country after 1 December.
It’s been reported this week that some ministers believe restaurants should be allowed to open for indoor dining during December and that pubs should also be allowed to reopen.
However, some public health experts believe that it would not be safe to re-open restaurants next month, given the potential to the virus to spread in congregated indoor settings.
But what do you think? Today we’re asking: Would you be comfortable going to a restaurant for a meal in December?
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