France has threatened to use EU laws to stop vaccines being shipped abroad after Italy blocked 250,000 doses from being sent to Australia. Olivier Veran, the French health minister, said on Friday that he ‘could do the same’ if ministers decide the jabs are needed to speed up the country’s slow vaccine drive. Mr Veran … Read more
Scottish seafood companies must now complete up to seven documents just for a single lorry carrying one species to export to the European Union following Brexit, bosses warned today. The papers that must be filled in are an export health certificate, catch certificate, customs export declaration, endangered species permit, common health entry document, storage document … Read more
A New Year. A new beginning. Time to look ahead to the future. A Brexit deal was finally done on Christmas Eve. A negotiated settlement based on zero tariffs, which I suspect is the preferred outcome for the majority of businesses on both sides of the Channel. It is certainly my preferred outcome. Some bumpy … Read more
By Jason Groves and James Franey for the Daily Mail and Ross Ibbetson for MailOnline Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief … Read more
By Jason Groves and James Franey for the Daily Mail and Ross Ibbetson for MailOnline Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief … Read more
The European Parliament will block any trade deal with the UK if Boris Johnson breaches his Brexit deal, MEPs said today. Leaders in Brussels said the Prime Minister’s UK Internal Market Bill is a ‘serious and unacceptable breach of international law’ which puts the trade negotiations at risk. A statement added: ‘Should the UK authorities … Read more
The European Parliament will block any trade deal with the UK if Boris Johnson breaches his Brexit deal, MEPs said today. Leaders in Brussels said the Prime Minister’s UK Internal Market Bill is a ‘serious and unacceptable breach of international law’ which puts the trade negotiations at risk. A statement added: ‘Should the UK authorities … Read more
There are fears Britain could be dragged into a global trade war with China after Beijing slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports as punishment for demanding an independent coronavirus inquiry – which 100 nations including the UK supported. On Monday, the World Health Organization bowed to calls from most of its member … Read more
There are fears Britain could be dragged into a global trade war with China after Beijing slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports as punishment for demanding an independent coronavirus inquiry – which 100 nations including the UK supported. The World Health Organization bowed to calls from most of its member states to … Read more