European Commission

UK’s chief Brexit negotiator, Lord David Frost leaves the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy on Victoria Street, London, as efforts continue to strike a post-Brexit trade deal.

Frost to meet Sefcovic in Brussels for talks on Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal

April 14, 2021

Trucks leaving Larne Port (PA)

Labour warns ‘provocation’ tactics will not resolve Irish trading difficulties

March 10, 2021

First Minister Arlene Foster (Liam McBurney/PA)

Foster brands EU reaction to protocol grace period extensions ‘hysterical’

March 9, 2021

A European Commission spokesman said it was aware of the issues the protocol was causing for some businesses in Northern Ireland (PA)

UK must do its homework and implement outstanding protocol commitments – EU

March 5, 2021

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam struck a cautious tone about foreign travel (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

‘Great uncertainty’ around holidays, Van-Tam warns as EU plans vaccine passport

March 1, 2021

The Prime Minister’s spokesman would not pre-empt the outcomes of the UK Government’s review (Steve Parsons/PA)

EU to set out plans for vaccine passports

March 1, 2021

The Government is focused on making Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol work, not ditching it, minister Brandon Lewis has insisted (Liam McBurney/PA)

Government focused on making Northern Ireland Protocol ‘work in positive way’

February 24, 2021

The decision paves the way for the continuation of the free flow of data between the EU and UK (PA)

Government welcomes draft EU decision on post-Brexit data flow

February 19, 2021

Scotland should continue to argue to rejoin the Erasmus scheme, Constitution Secretary Mike Russell said (Jane Barlow/PA)

We will continue efforts to rejoin Erasmus scheme, says Mike Russell

February 17, 2021

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, centre left, arrives for a debate on the EU approach to Covid-19 vaccinations at the European Parliament in Brussels (Francisco Seco/AP)

Von der Leyen regrets ‘mistakes’ over vaccine export gaffe

February 10, 2021

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate on the united EU approach to Covid-19 vaccinations at the European Parliament in Brussels (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP)

EU over-optimistic, over-confident and late on vaccine rollout – von der Leyen

February 10, 2021