Pressed on whether an agreement could be reached over the weekend, with EU chiefs and the French, German and Italian leaders present, he said the summit would be focused on other questions.
âNo, no, no, no. Weâre focusing here on a huge range of things that the G7 wants to look at. So weâre looking at the post-pandemic world, weâre looking at what we can do to make sure that we donât have the world caught unprepared again, or the western world anyway, for a pandemic in the way that we were.â
After the meeting with Mr Biden, the UK promised to continue working with the EU to find a solution â but is also not ruling out taking unilateral action. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said as he prepared to fly to Cornwall that ânothing is negotiableâ about the protocol.
Last updated: June 10, 2021, 08:51
US company expands on Leeside
American data security and analytics company Varonis Systems has announced plans to double its headcount on Leeside with the creation of 60 new jobs.
The new positions are expected to be created over the next three years and will cover tech support, research and development, human resources, and sales.
Varonis Systems has expanded its existing office space at Penrose Dock where it currently employs approximately 60 workers.
Welcoming the news, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD said the company’s expansion is a testament to Cork and Ireland’s continued attractiveness for high-quality investment and jobs.