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The BBC is reporting that a leaked account of a meeting of EU diplomats this week suggests that Northern Ireland may have to abide by the EU's customs union and single market rules if it is to avoid introduction of border checks after Brexit.
BBC correspondent Adam Fleming says that the suggestion appears to be at odds with comments made by the Northern Ireland Secretary, James Brokenshire, that it was "difficult ...
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Freight Transport Association Ireland is hosting a conference in Dublin on 20 November(08.30-13.40) to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Irish business post-Brexit.
Key figures attending include: Deirdre Clune MEP;Ray O’Leary – Assistant Secretary, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; Declan Allen and Dr Amr Mahfouz – Dublin Institute of Technology; ...
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The UK Government published its ‘Brexit’ trade bill on 7 November, in which it set out the steps it would take to minimise disruption after March 2019.
It includes provisions for the UK to implement over 40 existing EU trade agreements, making the UK an independent member of the Agreement on ...
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Ireland will need assistance to ensure that infrastructure such as ports will be robust enough to cope with the new rules on trade and customs, an FTA Ireland delegation told representatives from Michel Barnier’s Task Force 50 negotiation team in Brussels on 25 October.
The comments came at a round table ...
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There is “a real danger” that the UK is heading for a ‘cliff edge’ in which it leaves the European Union with no trade deal, says a leading economics expert.
Dr Michael Gasiorek, who is senior lecturer in economics at the University of Sussex and managing director of trade policy specialist ...
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The UK government published a Customs Bill on 9 October, to legislate for the UK’s future customs, VAT and excise regimes after Brexit in March 2019.
The bill does not prescribe future customs arrangements as such, but rather creates the legislative framework need to create a standalone customs regime. Current UK ...
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The Freight Transport Association of Ireland (FTAI) has warned that the UK government’s lack of focus and lethargy in preparing its position Brexit could cause irreparable damage to Irish transport and logistics.
With the latest round of negotiations between the UK and Brussels getting underway, FTAI general manager Aidan Flynn, ...
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The UK government has suggested that the UK could remain part of the EU Common Transit Convention to help smooth the flow of freight between Ulster and the Republic of Ireland, the BBC reports.
In its second paper published in three days on suggested post-Brexit customs arrangements, this time on the ...
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The UK government has suggested a temporary customs union with the European Union for an interim period after Brexit in March 2019. This would be followed by either a “highly streamlined" border with the EU, or a customs partnership with no effective border at all.
A customs union implies that the ...
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International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said on 24 July that he planned to hold talks with the US to sketch out a possible trade deal following Brexit – although the UK’s cannot currently sign any such deal as long as it remains an EU member.
A trade and investment working group ...
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