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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
    UK trade
    EU and British energy groups call for rewrite of post-Brexit trading arrangements

    Open letter criticises ‘suboptimal’ mechanism under Trade and Cooperation Agreement amid push for more renewables

    A wind farm in the North Sea near Scotland
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    EU countries call on Britain to commit to Brussels-led peacekeeping mission

    Foreign ministers urge UK to take part in conflict prevention as London pushes for deeper security co-operation

    David Lammy
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    Europe Express
    Britain rejoins the EU foreign affairs council — for lunch Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: the EU countries pushing for more, not less, green policy

    Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    UK agriculture
    UK farmers forced to cut food production to stay viable, warns NFU

    Terrible harvest and falling subsidies force businesses to embrace greener alternatives, says Tom Bradshaw

    Tom Bradshaw, President of the NFU on his farm near Colchester
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    UK delays third stage of post-Brexit border rollout

    Traders say repeated hold-ups by government are hitting business confidence

    Lorries arrive at the Sevington border facility in Kent
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    UK task force proposes excluding ETFs in event of early T+1 move

    If endorsed, and Britain moves to one-day settlement before the EU, UK ETFs would wait until the EU also moves

    Montage of LSEG logo on a green background with two chart lines
  • Friday, 4 October, 2024
    Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: October
    Post-Brexit red tape proves a tangle for UK jewellery exhibitors

    From zealous customs officials to hallmarking rules, shows are becoming a hurdle too far for some British makers

    A jeweller is meticulously working at his bench, using precision tools to create or refine a piece of jewellery
  • Thursday, 3 October, 2024
    The State of Britain
    Small but important steps in EU-UK relations Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter: the apprenticeship levy and its failure to help the young into work

    Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speak to the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    UK and EU pledge to hold regular leaders’ summits from 2025

    Von der Leyen and Starmer agree closer co-operation between London and Brussels

    UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at her headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why Brussels is wary of Keir Starmer’s ‘cherry-picking’ tactics Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: don’t expect a new European Commission before December

    Sir Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Starmer looks for post-Brexit ‘reset’ in meeting with EU leaders

    UK prime minister travels to Brussels for talks on improving ties with bloc amid warnings not to expect an easy ride

    Keir Starmer speaks to media
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Red lines remain as Starmer and von der Leyen attempt to reset UK-EU relations

    Old arguments over energy trading and fishing rights are a potential stumbling block in the talks

    Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer
  • Saturday, 28 September, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Starmer must set clear goals for UK-EU reset, warn diplomats

    UK prime minister will meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday

    Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) speaks with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    European Union
    EU capitals want border check rethink to avoid traveller ‘chaos’

    Germany, France and Netherlands not ready for biometric system due to start in November

    Queues of passengers with their luggage
  • Thursday, 26 September, 2024
    UK trade
    Only six businesses sign up to customs sites in UK freeports

    Flagship Conservative policy was intended to provide economic boost after Brexit

    Liverpool’s freeport
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    Starmer and von der Leyen to hold talks on resetting UK-EU relations

    UK premier and European Commission president to discuss ways to boost co-operation

    Sir Keir Starmer and Ursula Von der Leyen
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    UK employment
    Labour shortages squeezing UK food supply, warns dairy group Arla

    Wage inflation and end of free movement threaten Britain’s food security, says Danish co-operative

    Workers attaching milking clusters to cows in a dairy farm in Romford, Essex.
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    UK trade
    UK reviews plans for ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling

    Ministers reconsider Tory policy after concerns from food industry and unionists

    ‘Not for EU’ Tesco own brand food label for meat and fresh produce moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    Brexit is ‘stifling’ exports and imports, report finds

    UK trade deal with EU has led to ‘profound and ongoing’ impact on goods flow

    Trucks leave the Port of Dover
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    UK economy
    UK steelmakers face dumping risk over EU carbon tax timing, industry warns

    Ministers urged to bring forward start date of British scheme to 2026 to align with Europe

    Workers prepare to lift a bundle of steel reinforcing bar with a gantry crane at a metal stock yard in Shanghai
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    UK immigration
    UK to require £10 travel permits for EU and US citizens

    Government says expansion of electronic travel authorisation scheme designed to ‘enhance security’

    Passengers queue at passport control at Gatwick airport as Border Force officers check their passports.
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    Creative industries demand action from Labour over Brexit red tape

    Campaign calls for better conditions for touring artists in EU countries

    The ‘Brass against Brexit’ ensemble performs in Parliament Square, London in 2019
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Renegotiating the UK’s Brexit deal will take more than warm words Premium content

    Plus, Starmer needs to ease up on the gloom

    Musicians protest in Westminster
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    EU rules out loosening post-Brexit curbs on UK touring musicians

    Internal briefing documents deal early blow to pledges made by Sir Keir Starmer

    Anti-Brexit musicians play instruments as they demonstrate outside of the Houses of Parliament
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Starmer warned he cannot sidestep Brussels in bid to reset UK-EU relations

    British prime minister’s trips to Berlin and Paris are the latest in a flurry of European diplomacy since entering Number 10

    French President Emmanuel Macron, left, gives a thumbs up as he stands next to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer outside the Elysee Palace in Paris on August 29 2024. A guard in ceremonial uniform stands in the background.
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