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Long-term British expats set to reclaim right to vote in UK elections

The UK government has vowed to scrap a law that bans British citizens - who have lived abroad for more than 15 years - from taking part in UK elections.

Europe News

European Parliament delays vote on Brexit deal after UK 'violation'

The Brexit deal, which is only provisionally in force, needs to be ratified by MEPs. EU leaders say the final vote will be shelved for now.

United Kingdom

EU to take UK to court over 'violation' of Northern Ireland protocol

The EU has strongly condemned the move by the UK to extend a grace period for agri-food products, something the bloc says violates the Brexit deal.

Spain

Britons living in Spain faced with post-Brexit reality

Britons are advised to register for healthcare as residents in Spain and have until June 30, 2021 to change their driving licences to Spanish ones.

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United Kingdom

'It would be tragic to lose Eurostar,' says MEP, calling for bailout

Eurostar has been calling for state bailouts and has stripped its services to the bare minimum, with just one return journey per day.

My Europe Series

Will Europe's financial capitals steal London's crown, post-Brexit?

Boris Johnson said Brexit would enable the City of London to 'prosper as never before'. But the winners so far are the likes of Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt and Paris.

United Kingdom

Brexit: DUP launches legal challenge to Northern Ireland Protocol

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is launching a legal challenge against the Brexit deal's Northern Ireland Protocol.

Europe News

Brussels says EU-UK data flows are safe to continue post-Brexit

The decision of the European Commission, which is not yet final, will allow the transfer of personal data between the UK and the EU.

Europe News

'It's 100% the solution': EU holds firm over Northern Ireland Protocol

"We can be 100% sure that the protocol is the solution, not the problem," European Commission vice president Maroš Šefčovič told Euronews.

World

Post-Brexit rules keep European bees out of Britain

A British beekeeper says post-Brexit regulations are preventing him bringing bees into the UK. The bees are likely to be seized and destroyed. Since the end of the transition period, only queen bees, rather than entire colonies, can be imported.

Belgium

Post-Brexit bureaucracy bites British store in Brussels

‘There are 250 different product categories that will require 250 different types of paperwork that will need to be submitted to the customs,’ says store manager Ryan Pearce.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson says he would consider triggering Article 16

The British prime minister said the EU had cast doubt on the Good Friday Agreement after considering invoking Article 16 of the Brexit deal.

United Kingdom

EU condemns threats as Northern Ireland-GB port checks suspended

EU staff working in Northern Ireland were told not to go to work on Tuesday after threats forced authorities to halt post-Brexit checks on goods.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach says 'lessons to be learned' over EU exports chaos

Irish PM Micheál Martin said there were "lessons to be learned" over the EU's move to tighten coronavirus vaccine exports.

United Kingdom

Out of Europe, Britain looks to the Pacific for new trade partners

UK trade with the Pacific partner nations was worth 111 billion pounds in 2019 - around six times less than the business it conducts with the EU.

United Kingdom

EU will not trigger 'safeguard clause' over vaccine exports

The European Commission confirmed that it would not enact the emergency Article 16 clause of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

World News

Post-Brexit trade: Is red tape chaos really just 'teething trouble'?

A month after the UK left the EU's Single Market and Customs Union, importers and exporters say the new rules have brought a nightmare of red tape and extra costs.

Europe News

Will the Dutch fill the English-speaking vacuum for Erasmus students?

Britain's decision to withdraw from the Erasmus student exchange programme has left many university pupils upset, but the Netherlands is now emerging as a new alternative to the UK.

United Kingdom

Brexit regrets for UK fishermen as border delays slash profits

“I think, if we knew this was going to happen, I honestly think things might have been different, people would have voted differently,"

World News

Brussels warns UK over downgrading EU ambassador status

"We will not accept that the United Kingdom will be the only country in the world that does not recognise the Delegation of the European Union as the equivalent of a diplomatic mission," High Representative Josep Borrell warned on Monday.