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Two days after the UK left the EU’s single market, England was placed into its third national lockdown on 3 January, joining Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who had already imposed their own restrictions.
With people confined to their homes once again across the whole of the UK, the consequences of Brexit have only really been felt by the freight and haulage industries, who reported major delays and vehicles being turned away for having the wrong paperwork.
The fact that the UK has moved faster than the EU in starting its mass vaccination programme has bought ministers some goodwill, even if border delays may start to result in shortages of some products in the supermarket aisles.
Members of the European Parliament have a renewed duty to address the thorny issue of regulating social media content, in the wake of last week’s Capitol Hill riots, the chair of the Parliament’s Internal Market committee told EURACTIV.
Speaking following last week’s violent uprising in the US capital, Green MEP Anna Cavazzini said the world’s ‘eyes have been opened’ to the challenge of dealing with online disinformation and the spread of online hate.
“What we saw in Washington was horrific,” Cavazzini said. “But it’s a culmination of years of online hatred and fake news that has been built up over recent years. This is nothing new.”
Monday, January 11, 2021
All eyes were on Washington, D.C. last week, as news emerged Wednesday that the United States (US) Capitol was breached. Order was restored quickly and Congress moved ahead with certifying the 3 November election results. In the wake of the incident, US President Donald Trump is under pressure to resign, with just over a week remaining in his term.
COVID-19 cases continue to increase on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, with varying levels of restrictions imposed to prevent healthcare systems from being overwhelmed. Distributing approved vaccines and inoculating citizens is proving to be a challenge in the United States and in Europe.
Nicola Sharp of business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli
believes their fears are unfounded.
Members of the European Parliament have asked the European
Commission not to issue permits that would give UK financial
services companies easy access to the European market.
The members have said that permits should not be granted until
the UK gives a stronger commitment to tackling money laundering and
tax avoidance.
Green MEPs wrote to the European Commission, voicing concerns
about the wording on financial transparency and corporate taxation
in the new EU-UK trade deal. They argue that access to the single
European market should only be granted to UK financial services