Pontypool children’s bike maker exports worldwide with royal approval

March 15, 2022

When Prince Louis was photographed on a balance bike to mark his third birthday in April last year, media around the world wanted to know who the Royal Family's favorite builder was. The company in question was...

The UK has a lot to think about as it reorients its foreign policy

Karen Pleasant

March 12, 2022

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The UK has a lot to think about as it reorients its foreign policy British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss speaks at the Atlantic Council Christopher J. Makins 2022 Conference in Washington on March 10, 2022...

US blocks jets for Ukraine as civilian corridors struggle to open

Karen Pleasant

March 9, 2022

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Plus, Fistfights Over Cooking Oil in Turkey, Lithuania Stops Vaccines for Bangladesh, and more. The big story: Zelenskiy frustrated with NATO as US VP arrives in Poland What happened: Some evacuation ...

Brexiteer Tory MP says it’s ‘monstrous’ that UK businesses now have to fill in forms to trade with the EU

Karen Pleasant

March 3, 2022

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A Tory MP who campaigned for Brexit said it was "monstrous" that UK businesses now have to fill in forms to trade with Europe.Desmond Swayne, a supporter of the Leave Means Leave group, was mocked for complaini...

Europe Daily News, February 17, 2022 | Insights and Events

Karen Pleasant

February 17, 2022

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EU RESPONSES TO CORONAVIRUS HEALTH TRANSPORT Rall: extension of the temporary measures concerning the collection of royalties - COVID-19 ECONOMY REACT-EU: 285 million euros to suppo...

CCJ confirms Caricom CET safeguard in sugar case | Business

Karen Pleasant

February 9, 2022

Customs Union

A ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice, CCJ, in a nearly two-year-old case, reaffirmed the importance of the 40% Common External Tariff, CET, for trade within the 15-nation Caricom trading bloc...

Jane Dodds: ‘Brexit is failing Wales’

Karen Pleasant

February 2, 2022

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A year after leaving the EU, it's time to publish an annual report on how Brexit has worked for Wales. How does reality match what the Tories promised us in the 2019 election – that our ...

Brexit news: Boris visits £2.5bn freeport project creating 21,000 jobs for economy | Politics | News

Karen Pleasant

January 31, 2022

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On Monday, the Prime Minister visited the port of Tilbury where the new British port, Tilbury2, opened its doors. The new port is part of the Thames Freeport project, which is expected to create around 21,000 ...

EU says ‘timely agreement’ on Northern Ireland Protocol is possible

Karen Pleasant

January 24, 2022

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Monday, January 24, 2022 3:58 p.m. Foreign Minister Liz Truss and European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said in a joint statement this afternoon that the "m...

Brexit: UK and US to hold formal talks to break impasse over steel and aluminum | Politics | News

Karen Pleasant

January 19, 2022

Customs Union

The United Kingdom and the United States are expected to announce their intention to launch formal trade talks on Wednesday. Negotiations are expected to take place to try to resolve a long-running dispute bet...

Brexit: Bizarre that Boris Johnson is bragging about mobile phone roaming charges in the EU

Karen Pleasant

January 14, 2022

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There were so many incredible aspects to the Boris Johnson administration's totally misjudged hard Brexit - none of them good. And the sinister ideological punch of the prime minister and his cabin...

Poll: British manufacturers optimistic despite Brexit risks | Money

Karen Pleasant

January 10, 2022

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Kays factory worker Robert Holt uses a lathe to make a curling stone in Mauchline, Scotland on January 11, 2018. - Photo Reuters LONDON, January 10 - UK manufacturers are optimistic about the outlook for ...

Brexit news: Rejoiner’s army brutally silenced as ten myths come apart | United Kingdom | News

Karen Pleasant

January 4, 2022

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He tweeted: 'If Rejoiner's declining army didn't continue to falsely claim that Brexit campaigners were telling lies, I wouldn't need to circulate this. â€œBut they do. Good reading. His att...

Conservatism takes a dark turn in the past

Karen Pleasant

December 23, 2021

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Under Boris Johnson's leadership, the Conservative Party has reversed half a century of post-imperial reform attempts and, whether the Prime Minister stays or leaves, has now embarked on an ethno-nationalist, ...

Guy Verhofstadt accused of being “obsessed with the UK” as he conducts extensive searches of Leave voters | Politics | News

Karen Pleasant

December 13, 2021

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Guy Verhofstadt, 68, has been reprimanded by Brexiteers after accusing Eurosceptic activists of lying about the single market. Writing on Twitter, Mr Verhofstadt said: 'The Brexiteers lied.â€œ...

Is the UK part of Europe?

Karen Pleasant

November 27, 2021

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland which togethe...

EU must show ‘more ambition’ to conclude protocol agreement with Northern Ireland

Karen Pleasant

November 21, 2021

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Sunday, November 21, 2021 11:18 AM The EU has not done enough to come up with solutions to the problems surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol and must instead s...

UK and EU set to reach agreement on Northern Ireland Protocol by Christmas

Karen Pleasant

November 18, 2021

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London, November 18 (IANS): UK Brexit Minister David Frost has said the country and the European Union...

Plans to turn the former Anglesey roadhouse into a submitted Brexit customs site

Karen Pleasant

November 4, 2021

Customs Union

The UK government has submitted the first phase of its planning bid to convert the former Holyhead roadhouse into a Brexit customs facility. Following a high-profile search for a suitable site, it was announce...

Rishi Sunak to cut tax surtax on bank profits at Budget: CityAM

Karen Pleasant

October 20, 2021

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Rishi Sunak is said to have reduced the UK tax surcharge on bank profits from 8% to 3% in next week's autumn budget in a bid to boost the City of London's competitiveness after Brexit. The change...

UK toy companies fight to avoid the nightmare before Christmas

Karen Pleasant

October 15, 2021

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In a warehouse in northwest London, dozens of workers sort boxes of Christmas toys, scan barcodes and move them on forklifts.The entertainer toy store chain depot is getting busier as the holiday season approa...

Expansion of the European Union in the Balkans – The Organization for World Peace

Karen Pleasant

October 11, 2021

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The European Union reaffirmed its commitment to the admission of six Balkan nations after overcoming the divisions within the socio-political bloc. Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania ...

Scott Wright: Tourism has the right to be furious at jibe “drunk on cheap labor”

Karen Pleasant

October 7, 2021

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A MAJOR campaign has just been launched to get foreign tourists back on holiday to Scotland - and it could hardly be more timely. VisitScotland's new initiative aims to ensure Scotland ...

Michel Barnier’s My Secret Brexit Diary review – a British roast | Policy books

Karen Pleasant

September 25, 2021

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Rdon't we see so quickly thinking of the other side of a negotiation, while the track is still hot. Michel Barnier's new book helps explain why Britain ended up being largely non-negotiating on Brexit and str...

TRUE Scottish Politics: “Britain” shoots itself in the foot

Karen Pleasant

September 22, 2021

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Brexit was a total disaster. This week alone, we have seen the crisis of empty supermarket shelves worsen, soaring energy costs and the government having to pay millions to an American company to ...

Africa’s young population, a security threat – Osafo-Maafo

Karen Pleasant

September 21, 2021

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Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, noted that among all continents, ...

Anti-Brexit protest to be held at Conservative conference in two weeks

Karen Pleasant

September 19, 2021

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An anti-Brexit protest will take place at a Conservative conference in Manchester in two weeks. Pro-EU members of the Grassroots for Europe group will be coming from across the UK to ensure Brexit is high on t...

Brexit triumphs as Crown Stamp returns to pint glasses after EU rules bonfire

Karen Pleasant

September 16, 2021

Customs Union

Britain's big pint is set for a triumphant return after a post-Brexit bonfire from the Brussels bureaucracy that will drop the EU's ban on the crown stamp on beer glasses, the government said on Thursday. Fo...

When will Britain really be ready for the hard Brexit it wanted?

Karen Pleasant

September 16, 2021

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The British government has decided to delay the implementation of certain Brexit border controls. These are mainly related to the food sector and were to be introduced at the end of the Brexit transition peri...

UK Brexit Minister warns of era of ‘cold mistrust’ with EU

Karen Pleasant

September 4, 2021

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LONDON (AP) - Britain's Brexit Minister on Saturday warned of a long-term slowdown in UK-EU relations if the agreed trade deals governing Northern Ireland are not resolved.David Frost said in a speech to the B...

Brexit news: Brits furious as Labor clings to EU: ‘Did not agree to Brexit’ | Politics | New

Karen Pleasant

August 6, 2021

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Emily Thornberry, shadow secretary of state for international trade, questioned whether it "makes sense" to devote "all this energy" to making international deals after Brexit. Greg Hands, Minister of State f...

Brussels has three months to settle NI protocol or Britain will go it alone, ministers say

Karen Pleasant

July 20, 2021

Customs Union

Brussels must help find a way to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland protocol within three months or the UK will look for ways around it, ministers are expected to say on Wednesday. In joint statements i...

Von der Leyen warns Britain of Brexit to ‘weaken’ EU attempts to expand global influence | Politics | New

Karen Pleasant

July 17, 2021

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been warned that the European Union will see some of the "biggest differences" in its global defense role. Former Thatcher adviser Lord Powell insisted...

The New European at 5: How Brexit sparked a new newspaper

Karen Pleasant

July 8, 2021

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Created a pop-up paper in 2016 due to only running for four issues, The new European turns five this week. Former editor-in-chief of Financial Time LIONEL BARBER explains why he found a niche and how he ca...

Review of the impact of Saudi Aramco’s IPO

Karen Pleasant

July 4, 2021

Customs Union

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) held its Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government at the end of June in Maputo, Mozambique. The summit was mainly called to rev...

The sausage war has died down, but are you ready for the Brexit water battle? : CityAM

Karen Pleasant

July 2, 2021

Customs Union

The UK has confirmed that major European mineral water brands like Evian and Perrier will lose their automatic right to export to Britain from January next year. Mineral water giants will now h...

Six months later and UK businesses are still fighting Brexit

Karen Pleasant

June 27, 2021

Customs Union

Almost a third of UK companies that trade with the EU have experienced a decline or loss of activity since post-Brexit rules took effect on January 1, according to a survey conducted for the Financial T...

British pound trades below 2.5-month high against euro, eyes on BoE meeting

Karen Pleasant

June 23, 2021

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Breadcrumb Links PMN company Author of the article: Release date : June 23, 2021 â€¢ 59 minutes ago â€¢ 3 minutes to read â€¢ ...

Warnings of delays in door-to-door deliveries and shortages in supermarkets as shortages of heavy truck drivers loom

Karen Pleasant

June 22, 2021

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Drivers line up to cross from Liverpool to Northern Ireland. Image: AlanMorris / Shutterstock.com Driver shortages already plaguing wholesalers and deliveries to care homes and supermarkets could soon lead ...

The EU prepares to cut the amount of British TV and films broadcast after Brexit | European Union

Karen Pleasant

June 21, 2021

Customs Union

The EU is preparing to act against the 'disproportionate' amount of UK TV and film content being broadcast in Europe in the wake of Brexit, dealing a blow to the UK entertainment industry and the country's '...

Varadkar urges DUP to ‘honor promises’ on Irish language

Karen Pleasant

June 20, 2021

Customs Union

TÃ¡naiste Leo Varadkar has urged the Democratic Unionist Party to "honor their agreements" on Irish language legislation for the North as Jeffrey Donalds...

The quest for a more pragmatic Northern Ireland protocol

Karen Pleasant

June 18, 2021

Customs Union

June 19, 2021SELDOM CAN a simple treaty protocol caused so much turmoil so soon after it was signed. As part of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, Britain left the European Union's single market and customs union...

Automakers demand fluid ‘closer to home’ trade ties after Australia deal

Karen Pleasant

June 15, 2021

Customs Union

Automakers have called for fluid ties "closer to home" following the UK-Australia free trade agreement.Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show the UK sold 20,000 cars t...

Opinion: CETA takes center stage at last Canada-EU summit

Karen Pleasant

June 13, 2021

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former European Council President Donald Tusk attend the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) signing ceremony at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium...

UK-EU sausage dispute turns from bad to sausage

Karen Pleasant

June 13, 2021

Customs Union

Published on: 06/13/2021 - 13:18 Carbis Bay (United Kingdom) (AFP) Britain's anger with Europe exploded ...

‘Whatever it takes’, Britain’s Johnson warns EU against post-Brexit trade

Karen Pleasant

June 12, 2021

Customs Union

Britain will do "whatever it takes" to protect its territorial integrity in a trade dispute with the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday, threatening to take emergency action if no ...

Britain lashes out at Northern Ireland after Macron’s tough stance – nigerian News 24/7 ElotiTV.com

Karen Pleasant

June 12, 2021

Customs Union

ENNISKILLEN (Reuters) - Britain hit back on French President Emmanuel Macron's hardline stance on Brexit on Friday in a smoldering row over new trade deals for Northern Ireland. Macron warned London on Thur...

EU threatens UK over post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland

Karen Pleasant

June 10, 2021

Customs Union

Visiting European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said Brussels' patience with London was "running out" due to its inability to enforce controls on goods destined for the province from Britain ...

Britain to build new national flagship to promote post-Brexit trade

Karen Pleasant

May 29, 2021

Customs Union

Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted that the role of the new ship will be 'separate' from that of the predecessorsLondon: Britain will build what it calls a new "national flagship" ship to host trade event...

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With 60 Starlink Satellites To Provide Global High-Speed Internet Access

Karen Pleasant

May 27, 2021

Customs Union

The telegraphDespite the EU treaty snob, Brussels bets on Switzerland's return to the tableThe courageous Swiss, after more than seven years of talks with the EU, yesterday declared "hard cheese" in Brussels...

Brexit: EU launches legal action against UK over ‘serious’ Northern Ireland protocol breach

Karen Pleasant

March 16, 2021

Customs Union

“The UK must properly implement it if we are to achieve our objectives. That is why we are launching legal action today. I do hope that through the collaborative, pragmatic and constructive spirit that has ...

The Brexit deal was surprisingly unhealthy, and the proof is mounting every single day | Brexit

Karen Pleasant

March 16, 2021

Customs Union

NOTHow do we all know that UK exports to the EU fell cataclysmically by 41% after Brexit on January 1, after which? It is not the expected “gradual puncture”, however a giant bang. But, to date, he saves litt...

German generosity as variety of Britons acquiring citizenship in EU skyrockets

Karen Pleasant

March 15, 2021

Customs Union

The variety of Britons acquiring citizenship of an EU nation almost doubled in 2019, the newest information present. Eurostat figures launched on Monday present that 29,800 Britons had been naturalized that...

EU launches authorized motion in opposition to UK over Northern Eire: CityAM

Karen Pleasant

March 15, 2021

Customs Union

The European Fee has launched authorized motion in opposition to the UK for its determination to unilaterally postpone new post-Brexit checks on items getting into Northern Eire. European Fee Vice-President...

Vaccine Deployments, US Stimulus Package deal Drive International Restoration, OECD Says – Enterprise Stay | Enterprise

Karen Pleasant

March 9, 2021

Customs Union

Hi there and welcome to our continued protection of the worldwide economic system, monetary markets, euro space and enterprise. Commerce between the UK and Germany collapsed in January, as new German figure...

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