Volunteers from the charity 'The Felix Project' prepare meals in the kitchen of their hub, London, May 4, 2022. The cost of food in the UK has risen sharply in recent months.

Brexit will make UK workers poorer over next decade, report says

An academic report "The Big Brexit" says some negative impacts on trade cannot be explained by the pandemic and is down to the UK's departure from the EU.

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Local companies complain they have to deal with an excess of red tape as result of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Explained: What is the Northern Ireland Protocol?

The EU and the UK continue to be at loggerheads over the special trade arrangement.

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Demonstrators protest outside Hillsborough Castle, ahead of a visit by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, May, 16, 2022.

EU threatens legal action over UK move to change Northern Ireland deal

Britain's government unveiled a draft law to unilaterally alter the Northern Ireland Protocol on Monday.

13/06/2022

Salad crops are going to waste in the UK

Crops go to waste as UK farmers struggle to find workers

Workers from eastern parts of Europe who were picking crops pre-Brexit have not returned and farmers are having to look for replacements further afield to places like the Far East.

10/06/2022

2 tablets containing 4-CMC

Fake MDMA sold at UK festivals due to Brexit and lockdowns says study

A new study has found that caffeine and other amphetamine-like chemicals replaced MDMA in a large portion of pills in the UK last year.

10/06/2022

Someone casts a vote at a voting centre during the first round of the municipal elections, in Saint Pee sur Nivelle, southwestern France, March 15, 2020.

UK nationals living in EU can't vote or stand in local elections: ECJ

Only citizenship of an EU member state confers the right to vote or stand in an election in the bloc, the European Court of Justice ruled.

09/06/2022

Many Brits can still use their EHIC card in the EU despite Brexit.

Brits still get free healthcare in the EU despite Brexit - here’s how

Post-Brexit travel upheaval has left millions of people confused about healthcare and travel insurance.

06/06/2022

Dante Bulanti with his partner Nicoletta Frosi.

'We feel unwelcome': Italian man faces deportation from UK

Dante Bulanti faces deportation from the UK because he missed the EU settlement scheme deadline -- despite still receiving treatment for a COVID-19-related illness.

31/05/2022

Demonstrators protest outside Hillsborough Castle, ahead of a visit by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, Monday, May, 16, 2022.

Uncovering Europe

Five UK arguments for changing the Northern Ireland Protocol

The UK government intends to introduce a law to override the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the Brexit divorce deal painstakingly struck with the EU.

31/05/2022

Former UK Home Secretary Alan Johnson holds two pint glasses in London, Thursday, Feb 2010.

Imperial measurements will bring back 'British culture', says MP

A Tory MP has said the UK will adopt imperial measures to bring back 'British culture and heritage.'

30/05/2022

A lorry passes an anti 'Northern Ireland Protocol' sign as it is driven away from Larne port, north of Belfast in Northern Ireland, after arriving on a ferry, on May 17, 2022.

UK 'miscalculating' over unilateral action to override Brexit treaty

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told Euronews the UK is wrong if it thinks overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol would not provoke a trade war with the EU.

20/05/2022

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Thales weapons manufacturer in Belfast, Monday May 16, 2022, during a visit to Northern Ireland

EU hits back after UK moves to change post-Brexit trade rules

London insists the planned legislation would not break international law.

17/05/2022

UK PM Boris Johnson

Johnson battles on two fronts as N Ireland deal returns to haunt him

The UK prime minister heads to Belfast on Monday at loggerheads with unionists and the EU over the protocol he negotiated in order to secure Brexit.

15/05/2022

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson

Unionists block new Northern Ireland government over Brexit trade rule

The Democratic Unionist Party's move deepens Northern Ireland's political deadlock, which is fueling a UK-EU feud.

13/05/2022

European Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.

'Question marks over Northern Ireland's place in EU's single market'

It comes amid a long-running dispute between London and Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

12/05/2022

President Roberta Metsola will deliver the opening speech of the joint EU-UK parliamentary meeting.

MEPs meet with UK lawmakers to discuss Ukraine war and Brexit

The joint parliamentary meeting comes in the midst of growing tensions regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol.

12/05/2022

Northern Ireland unionists during an Anti-Protocol Protest in the town of Markethill, Northern Ireland, Friday, Feb 18, 2022.

Scholz warns UK against 'unilateral' change to N Ireland Brexit accord

London says the deal is "not tenable" in its current form and Northern Irish unionists are refusing to take part in a power-sharing administration unless it is scrapped.

10/05/2022

uropean Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic, right, greets British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.

How will Sinn Fein's win in Northern Ireland impact Brexit?

The historic vote in Northern Ireland was succeeded by well-rehearsed accusations of inflexibility from both Brussels and London.

09/05/2022

British expats have been banned from driving in Spain, after post-Brexit talks on license rules broke down.

Brits banned from driving in Spain under post-Brexit law

British expats have been banned from driving in Spain, after post- Brexit talks on license rules broke down.

03/05/2022

Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, lorries pass a checkpoint to embark by ferry to Europe, at the port in Dover, England.

UK delays post-Brexit border checks on EU imports for fourth time

The UK has postponed import checks on EU goods again, citing the inflationary burden on businesses. The EU imposed checks on UK exports in January 2021.

28/04/2022

A member of staff adjusts the EU and Union flag prior to an official greeting between the EU and UK, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.

Brexit caused 'major disruption' to EU-UK trade, finds study

The study found UK imports from the EU fell by 25%, compared to a 'small and temporary drop' in UK exports to EU, although it suggested that many UK firms stopped exporting to the bloc altogether.

26/04/2022

Passengers queue up at Lisbon airport, Portugal.

Portugal ignores Brexit rules by fast tracking Brits into the country

British travellers made up the majority of overseas visitors to Portugal in January and February this year.

25/04/2022