Tag: 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…
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…
Britain’s New Prime Minister Liz Truss: The Underrated
Margaret Thatcher (left) poses in a main battle tank when she was Prime Minister, Liz Truss (right) during maneuvers in Estonia Truss is already being compared to the “Iron Lady”…
Iron Lady wedges against friend and foe
What is likely to be Britain’s next prime minister – Truss leads the British Conservatives by a huge margin in all polls in the race for the presidency of the…
Energy prices rise by 80 percent
Gas storage in the UK The costs of gas and electricity are regulated in Great Britain by a price cap and adjusted quarterly to the market situation. (Photo: Getty Images)…
EU takes scientists hostage
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his weekly column. You can reach him at [email protected]. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy)…
EU takes scientists hostage
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his weekly column. You can reach him at [email protected]. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy)…
EU Commission initiates four proceedings against London
Flags of Great Britain and Europe The Brussels authorities accused London on Friday of violating essential parts of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the dispute over…
EU Commission initiates four proceedings against London
Flags of Great Britain and Europe The Brussels authorities accused London on Friday of violating essential parts of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the dispute over…
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…
Amendment to Northern Ireland Protocol was legal
Brandon Lewis The Northern Ireland Secretary wants to push through the unilateral amendments to the Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: via REUTERS) London The British government considers unilateral changes to the…
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…
London threatens to break the Northern Ireland Protocol
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced legislation in the House of Commons that would allow the government to unilaterally withdraw from the deal with the EU. Should it come to…
Brexit: London wants to change Northern Ireland protocol
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced legislation in the House of Commons that would allow the government to unilaterally withdraw from the deal with the EU. Should it come to…
London announces amendment to Northern Ireland Protocol
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced legislation in the House of Commons that would allow the government to unilaterally withdraw from the deal with the EU. Should it come to…
Johnson announces legislation to overturn Brexit deal
Boris Johnson The prime minister wants to gain even more distance from the EU. (Photo: AP) Hillsborough, Brussels British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a legislative process to overturn…
The worst political earthquake in the English Channel since the Brexit referendum is looming
Johnson at a summit in Brussels in 2019 Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Great Britain, wants to unilaterally withdraw from the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit Treaty if necessary.…
British Foreign Secretary Truss apparently wants to give up most of the Northern Ireland Protocol
Liz Truss The British foreign ministers apparently want to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) London According to a newspaper report, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss…
Brexit: Northern Ireland wants to stop goods controls
Staff at the Northern Ireland Crossing Point From midnight there should be no more controls on goods from the British Isles. (Photo: dpa) Belfast/Dublin An open dispute over the implementation…
Northern Ireland entrepreneurs fear Boris Johnson will escalate the situation
Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson Two years after the Brexit deal between Great Britain and the EU, the border question is boiling again. (Photo: AP, Imago, Getty Images)…