Tag: DUP
US President Joe Biden is pushing for an end to the political deadlock in Belfast
London US President Joe Biden has called on Northern Ireland’s political parties to work together to reap the peace dividend from the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. “Peace and economic prosperity…
Political tensions are once again putting Northern Ireland to the test
Mural painting in Belfast The time of the so-called “Troubles” is still omnipresent in the Northern Irish provincial capital. (Photo: Getty Images) London Northern Ireland had never heard of it:…
British House of Commons approves Brexit deal over Northern Ireland
Rishi Sunak The British House of Commons has approved the new Northern Ireland Agreement by a large majority. (Photo: dpa) London The British Parliament approved important parts of the new…
McKinsey needs to reinvent itself
Good morning dear readers, the consulting firm McKinsey is used to analyzing other companies, criticizing them and, if necessary, ordering them to radically change course. Now the heavyweight in the…
The most important questions and answers
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen The British Prime Minister and the head of the EU Commission presented the agreements on Monday in Windsor. (Photo: IMAGO/i Images) London, Brussels…
Brussels and London are getting closer
Good morning dear readers, It’s like so many breakups: after a period of hurt, blame and teasing, there comes a point when two ex-partners get closer again – and find…
EU and UK agree on Northern Ireland dispute
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen The British Prime Minister and the President of the EU Commission are satisfied after the agreement. (Photo: Reuters) London, Brussels After years of…
EU and UK agree on Northern Ireland dispute
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen The British Prime Minister and the President of the EU Commission are satisfied after the agreement. (Photo: Reuters) London, Brussels After years of…
British Prime Minister Sunak agrees to an agreement in the Northern Ireland dispute
Rishi Sunak The British Prime Minister could soon announce an agreement with the EU. (Photo: Reuters) London In the struggle for an agreement in the dispute over Brexit rules for…
British Prime Minister Sunak agrees to an agreement in the Northern Ireland dispute
Rishi Sunak The British Prime Minister could soon announce an agreement with the EU. (Photo: Reuters) London According to the broadcaster BBC, an agreement is imminent in the dispute over…
British Prime Minister Sunak agrees to an agreement in the Northern Ireland dispute
Rishi Sunak The British Prime Minister could soon announce an agreement with the EU. (Photo: Reuters) London British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants his party and his electorate to agree…
Negotiations on Northern Ireland are at an impasse
London A dispute within the ruling Conservatives in London prevents an agreement in the Northern Ireland dispute with the EU. “We are in intensive talks with the EU,” British Prime…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s political fate will be decided in Northern Ireland
London Negotiations between the UK government and the EU over the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol to the Brexit deal are on the verge of a crucial breakthrough. “We’ve come a…
That’s why Rishi Sunak is dependent on Boris Johnson
London/Brussels British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing his biggest test yet: Britain and the EU appear to be on the verge of settling their years-long dispute over trade with…
Unionists continue to block government formation in Belfast
Mary Lou McDonald (l), Sinn Fein Party Chair, and Michelle O’Neill, Vice Chair The nationalists fear that the central government in London could effectively regain political power in Northern Ireland…
Great Britain and the EU draw closer
London/Brussels Progress is being made in the long-running dispute between Great Britain and the EU over post-Brexit trade relations with Northern Ireland. After a meeting between British Foreign Secretary James…
British Prime Minister Sunak apparently wants to hit the Northern Ireland knot
Dublin New chances for an agreement between the EU and Great Britain in the Northern Ireland dispute mean that the new elections in Belfast are postponed. British Minister for Northern…
Unresolved Brexit dispute leads to new elections in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is heading for a new election Parliament buildings in the Stormont district of Belfast: No agreement on a government. (Photo: dpa) London New elections are expected to take…
Dispute over customs border in Northern Ireland escalates
London/Brussels. The dispute between Great Britain and the EU over the customs border in Northern Ireland is intensifying. The UK government has now tabled legislation that would allow its ministers…
Northern Ireland conflict hampers UK aid to Ukraine
Berlin Great Britain should become a “global player” again: With this promise, Boris Johnson was elected Prime Minister in 2019. Now, however, the British Prime Minister is making the painful…