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The Belgian MEP, a supporter of a united states of Europe, said Britain’s former prime minister favoured close alignment with the bloc to reduce trade fiction. His outburst came after reports that UK firms are being drowned in new red tape brought about by the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Writing on social media, Mr Verhofstadt said: “This is exactly the reason why Thatcher argued for a European single market without barriers.
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Leave.eu, the pro-Brexit lobby group, has transferred its website registration address to the European Union in a bid to avoid losing its .eu level domain. The .eu suffix is reserved for EU citizens and entities, which now excludes 80,000 British websites.
Ireland s foreign minister Simon Coveney (Image: Twitter/Simon Coveney) We have delivered this great deal for the entire United Kingdom in record time, and under extremely challenging conditions, which protects the integrity of our internal market and Northern Ireland s place within it. We have got Brexit done and we can now take full advantage of the fantastic opportunities available to us as an independent trading nation, striking trade deals with other partners around the world.
Ireland s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney welcomed the deal and said there will not be a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Mr Coveny also said Ireland s place in the Single Market remains safe.