Tag: NI Protocol
6 months ago
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‘The logistics industry is becoming more attractive to women because there is an array of roles’

The working lives and career choices of women have changed beyond compare in the past 50 years, and we rightly want t...

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8 months ago
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Jeffrey Donaldson’s in too deep to back away from deal – but he’s acutely vulnerable

A fortnight before Christmas, a senior unionist rang about the DUP’s talks with the Government. At the end of the con...

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about 1 year ago
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Dual market access is part of ‘exceptional NI offer’?????????????????????????????????????????????...

The UK’s Minister for Investment has said Northern Ireland’s dual market access to the UK and EU post-Brexit is a key...

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about 1 year ago
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New NI Chamber president: We have ambition to realise NI’s potential USP – dual access to the EU ...

Cathal Geoghegan is hoping his tenure as president of the NI Chamber is different to that of his predecessor in one i...

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about 1 year ago
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NI firm sourcing ‘cheaper’ tins of tuna from Mauritius after Brexit… but wrong ticked box leads t...

Tuna from Mauritius sourced as an alternative to Great Britain following Brexit took nine months to reach its Norther...

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over 1 year ago
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From ‘world’s most exciting economic zone’ to ‘slow lane’, budget cuts aren’t good news for economy

He may have called Northern Ireland “the world’s most exciting economic zone”, but after the Budget set by his Cabine...

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over 1 year ago
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Manufacturing NI boss says time to ‘grasp opportunity’ of Windsor Framework

The Windsor Framework is a unique economic opportunity which must be grasped, a manufacturing boss has said.

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over 1 year ago
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Lord Rana on how Good Friday Agreement created business opportunities after the Troubles

The anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement has been a time of reflection for people in all walks of life in Norther...

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over 1 year ago
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Four out of five businesses in Northern Ireland trading well, survey finds

Most businesses in Northern Ireland say they are trading "well” or “reasonably well” as fears of a recession recede, ...

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over 1 year ago
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‘There’s a lot of goodwill from North America, particularly with peace process’

A visit to the White House in Washington for St Patrick’s Day festivities is a well-worn tradition for Northern Irela...

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over 1 year ago
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Confidence returned to the Northern Ireland economy last month: report

Exports from Northern Ireland companies revved up in February for the first time in four years with business confiden...

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over 1 year ago
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Government would be ‘bound’ to veto EU law if 30 MLAs ask, says NI Secretary

The Government will be “bound” to veto new EU laws if 30 MLAs in the Assembly ask them to do so, the Secretary of Sta...

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over 1 year ago
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If Windsor Framework ushers in NI prosperity, Sinn Féin’s unity bid could be scuppered

One of the enduring paradoxes of NI politics is how the two major parties most dedicated to either achieving or preve...

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over 1 year ago
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Will the Windsor Framework be enough for the DUP?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has triumphantly unveiled his new Brexit deal with the EU – the Windsor Framework.

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over 1 year ago
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PM: There’s no Irish Sea customs border – even though EU says there is

The Prime Minister has denied that there will be any customs border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under ...

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over 1 year ago
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The new Irish Sea Border: What does it mean?

The Belfast Telegraph’s Sam McBride explains how the Northern Ireland Protocol has been altered and what that means f...

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over 1 year ago
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Windsor Framework boost for NI could deliver economy of £66bn

Northern Ireland could enjoy a ‘Windsor Framework dividend’ of 50% economic growth, with the accord providing a signi...

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over 1 year ago
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No restrictions on sausages… but what other benefits will deal deliver to NI?

How will the green lane work in practice?

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over 1 year ago
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Windsor Framework’s key points as Rishi Sunak hails ‘decisive breakthrough’ on post-Brexit rules ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said any sense of a border in the Irish Sea has gone as he unveiled his new Brexit deal wi...

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over 1 year ago
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A revised protocol won’t protect EU, but a new anti-smuggling agency certainly can

Two months ago I received an email I initially thought was spam, and then thought was a leak from within government.

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland firms in ‘£1bn boost in trade with the Republic’ for 2022

Businesses in Northern Ireland enjoyed a £1bn boost in sales to the Republic in 2022, the second year of operation of...

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over 1 year ago
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Five points to take from the NI Protocol ruling

In what was probably the most pan-unionist court challenge mounted in living memory, the UK’s highest court has compr...

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over 1 year ago
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Mixing politics and business: How the NI Protocol created uncomfortable dilemmas for businesses

As agreement on sharing trade data brings a note of optimism to EU-UK talks on the NI Protocol, a report has uncovere...

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over 1 year ago
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Poots abused office for political gain, says union which represents Stormont’s top civil servants

A DUP minister wrongly politicised the civil service by abusing power for political gain, the union which represents ...

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over 1 year ago
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Sam McBride: What’s next on Leo Varadkar’s list of regrets after his admissions over NI protocol?

Just two years ago, with the Irish Sea border just weeks old, Leo Varadkar assured the public he had helped secure th...

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over 1 year ago
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Sam McBride: A letter the DUP won’t admit exists is now a nightmare for civil servants

Hours before Edwin Poots left office two months ago, he left a letter with civil servants which he knew would make th...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Protocol: Jim Allister blasts port check proposals and says UK ‘sees itself as E...

TUV leader Jim Allister has accused the UK Government of seeing itself “as the EU’s surrogate” when it comes to prote...

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over 1 year ago
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President Biden state visit to UK in doubt unless Northern Ireland Protocol row sorted – reports

A state visit to the UK by US President Joe Biden will be cancelled unless a deal is reached on the Northern Ireland ...

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over 1 year ago
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Sam McBride:A cautious article from Leo Varadkar – but one which will unsettle unionism

Two words sum up Leo Varadkar’s article in Thursday’s Belfast Telegraph: cautious and bland.

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over 1 year ago
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UK Government working to ‘mitigate’ concerns over impact of new travel document requirement on NI...

The UK Government has said it’s working to mitigate concerns that a new entry requirement will put off tourists who c...

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over 1 year ago
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Pause on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill caused by ‘internal Conservative Party politics’ claims D...

DUP MP Ian Paisley has suggested a reported pause in legislation around the Northern Ireland Protocol is to do with “...

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almost 2 years ago
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Northern Ireland Protocol Bill shelved until new year to allow time for February deal with EU - r...

Progress on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill has been shelved until the new year in a bid to allow time for a deal ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Protocol is helping growth for more than half of businesses: NI Chamber survey

A REPORT has shown that more than half of NI Chamber members believe the protocol is supporting business growth.

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almost 2 years ago
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President Biden to name special US envoy to Northern Ireland in coming weeks: reports

President Biden is to name a special envoy for Northern Ireland in the coming weeks, according to sources in Washington.

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almost 2 years ago
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Poll shows support for scrapping European Court of Justice influence in Northern Ireland Protocol...

The European Court of Justice should have no role in any potential deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol, according t...

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almost 2 years ago
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Protocol legal challenge set for Supreme Court hearing over next two days

A legal challenge to the Northern Ireland Protocol led by a group of unionists including Jim Allister is to be heard ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Confidential papers from Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker show move to renegotiate pr...

Northern Ireland Minister Steve Baker is seeking to renegotiate part of the Brexit trade agreement to fix problems ca...

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almost 2 years ago
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Secretary of State to unveil plans for cutting MLA pay on Monday: reports

The salary of MLAs at Stormont is set to be cut under plans which will be unveiled by the Secretary of State on Monda...

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almost 2 years ago
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Any negotiation with EU on protocol will ‘secure Northern Ireland’ within union, stresses Dominic...

The deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has reiterated negotiations with the EU around the protocol will “secure North...

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