Neither the UK nor EU has been willing to compromise and yield ground on their ‘red-line’ on ‘state aid’ policy during negotiations on the future relationship between them. The EU wants any ‘deal’ to include commitments on state aid as part of a set of ‘level playing field’ provisions. This would ensure ‘fair competition’ between […]
According to a Parliamentary briefing: “approximately 98% of the medicines used in Northern Ireland are imported either from or via Great Britain, often originating in the EU.” From 1 January 2021, the EU laws and regulations regarding: ‘medicinal products’ – known as the ‘Falsified Medicines Directive’ will apply in Northern Ireland but not in Great […]
As part of a wider package of defence measures intended to strengthen European defence cooperation and capabilities development, on 5 November 2020 the EU established the rules for ‘third state’ participation. 25 EU Member States are signed up to the EU ‘Permanent Structured Cooperation’ – PESCO. Of the 47 PESCO capability projects, 38 are aligned […]
A statutory instrument was formally approved by Parliament on 17 November 2020. It aims to: “Ensure that products [are] safe, compliant and accurate to use and would not cause harm to consumers, workers and others. It also ensure[s] that products identified as unsafe or non-compliant could be removed from the market.” It comes into force […]
With 39 days until the UK leaves the single market, the country risks losing access to European finance markets – and the loss of jobs and revenue that the finance sector supports. Background To reduce risk to business and citizens, any financial services firm that operates internationally must be regulated and comply with standards and […]
Parliament’s ‘Home Affairs Committee’ is a cross-party committee of MPs responsible for scrutinising the work of the Home Office and its associated bodies. It examines government policy, spending and the law in such areas as immigration, security and policing. Written evidence to the Committee from both the ‘National Police Chiefs’ Council’ and the ‘National […]
We have reported on concerns about disruption to the flow of goods and food into the UK as it leaves both the EU ‘single market’ and the EU ‘customs union’ on 31 December – irrespective of whether the Government can reach a trade ‘deal’ or not. These concerns have been highlighted by investigative reports from […]
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It is vital to the future of the UK that before the end of the Brexit ‘transition period’, the Government has established the future trading relationship with the EU and, in parallel, agreed ‘trade deals’ with nations around the World. Without agreements in place, there is risk to disruption of to food supplies and […]