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We need free-flowing Ireland/Ulster border, says FTA

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) repeated its call for a frictionless post-Brexit Irish border at a meeting with politicians at Stormont over the weekend. its Northern Ireland policy manager Seamus Leheny told Secretary of State for Exiting the EU David Davis, Secretary of State for Business Greg Clark MP and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley that members need trade to continue to flow freely across the border, ... [+]

Brexit white paper ‘imminent’

The government is promising a “significant” White Paper on its Brexit position ahead of ahead of June's EU summit, according to the BBC website. It will include detailed explanations of the UK’s positions in a number of key areas, including aviation, financial services and fisheries, although the report makes no specific ... [+]

Conference to keep Britain trading

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is holding a one day Keep Britain Trading conference on 21 June  at 1 Great George Street, London SW1. Key speakers will include Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at DExEU as well as Karen Wheeler, Director General, Cross Border Delivery Group.  Workshops will ... [+]

Brexit: prepare for the worst warns Freight Transport Association

Businesses need to plan for a worst-case scenario after Brexit with no transition period, the UK excluded from EU trade deals, duties, quotas, burdensome rules of origin and delays at borders, Freight Transport Association (FTA) experts told a seminar at Multimodal on 2 May. A crucial meeting in June could ... [+]

Brexit and transport – tell government what you think

BIFA has welcomed the launch on 26 April of the UK Parliamentary Transport Committee inquiry into the effects of Brexit on UK freight operations and the association’s director general, Robert Keen, is urging its members to get involved. The inquiry will not be considering border and customs arrangements, trade deals or ... [+]

Ports seek Brexit funding guarantee

The British Ports Association has written to the Prime Minister calling for funding guarantees for any new border facilities and digital infrastructure, which may be needed after the UK leaves the European Union. Ports with EU traffic will need to provide new facilities and digital infrastructure for government officials to ... [+]

Gove ponders live animal export ban

Environment Secretary Michael Gove launched a call for evidence on 10 April for a possible post-Brexit ban on the export of live animals for slaughter. He is seeking views from industry, devolved authorities, charities and the general public on how the government might raise standards of animal welfare during transport after ... [+]

FTA calls for customs clarity

With just one year to go to the UK's departure from the European Union, Freight Transport Association head of European policy Pauline Bastidon is urging the government to up the pace on negotiating trading arrangements. "Twelve months is a very short time in business terms and it is unrealistic to expect ... [+]

EU approves Brexit talks guidelines – updated

The European Union approved its guidelines on trade and other issues for its negotiations with the UK about post-Brexit relations, widely regarded as a key step in the process, the BBC reports. The guidelines give chief negotiator Michel Barnier the mandate to talk directly to the UK. The plan is to ... [+]

Brexit transition deal agreed but no word on Customs

Brexit secretary David Davis and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on 19 March that they had reached a broad agreement on a Brexit transitional deal but without giving any detail of future customs arrangements between the UK and EU. The transitional period will be from ‘Brexit Day on 29 March ... [+]

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