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Speaking in response to the British government decision to unilaterally extend the supermarket grace period agreed in December, Martin Schirdewan, Co-President of The Left Group in the European Parliament and member of the UK Coordination Group, said: “The idea of the grace periods agreed in December between Michael Gove and EU Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič was to allow the British government to put in place the systems, and supermarkets and retailers to make the necessary adju...

The European Commissions vice president Maros Sefcovic accused the UK of breaching international law for a second time after the governments Irish intervention.

EU rebuffs Britains call to reset their post-Brexit relationship Ian Wishart, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3European Union flags fly near the Europa building in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 9, 2021.Bloomberg photo by Geert Vanden WijngaertShow MoreShow Less 2of3Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove.Bloomberg photo by Simon DawsonShow MoreShow Less 3of3 The European Union rebuffed Britains call to reset the two sides relationship, saying Britain needs to honor the promises it ma...

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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said it was critical the protocol was not unpicked and undermined.

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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said it was critical the protocol was not unpicked and undermined.

Jeffrey Donaldson said the protocol was damaging the relationship between Britain and Northern Ireland. He made the comments following crunch talks on the protocol between Northern Ireland’s leaders and the UK and EU. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove and European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic held a virtual meeting with First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill on Wednesday evening. Mr Donaldson described the trade difficulties as not just short ...

James Cox Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald spoke with Taoiseach Micheál Martin earlier today about the port situation in Northern Ireland. She said that threats against port workers in Belfast and Larne are totally unacceptable and must be lifted immediately so people can return to work. Inspections at Larne and Belfast ports were suspended on Monday after sinister graffiti and reports of intelligence-gathering on inspectors and police stepped up patrols. Lorries arriving at new inspecti...

Speaking ahead of today’s meeting with European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and British Minister Michael Gove MP, Michelle O’Neill says that the Irish Protocol must work and that solutions must be found to support business and other sectors of our economy.   While the Protocol is imperfect, it crucially protects the Good Friday Agreement; All-island economy; and avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. She is calling at today’s meeting for the mechanisms establishe...