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Europe Editor This week, as Brexit took effect, a company in Cork that sells sports posters to Europe and around the world ceased all direct online sales to the UK. "There's no point having the hassle," said Wayne Mullins, a graphic designer who runs Kobe Designs. "I'll just not send to the UK. I'll keep selling to the [United] States and the rest of the world." The UK market accounts for 50% of Mullins's sales. "It's a significant part of the business, but it's just not worth taking the risk for now," he said. Within days of a zero tariff, zero quota free trade post-Brexit agreement being s...

Eduardo Reyes reports The low down The high contracting parties of the government and EU have spent the time since Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement was rejected by parliament wrangling over sea fish, state aid and ‘regulatory alignment’. Our hugely valuable legal and financial services sectors have looked on with bemusement as London and Brussels edged towards trade arrangements that may not even allow an unfrozen sausage to travel from Belfast to Dublin. With a ‘thin’ deal in place, nevertheless, agreement could be reached on the mutual recognition of judgments and qualifications...