Brexit Weekly
16 January 2020
Boris Johnson admits UK might not strike EU trade deal this year, EU may threaten 'to block' City's access to its markets, Michel Barnier warns that goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain will be checked after Brexit, Johnson rejects Sturgeon's indyref2 demand and more.
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Articles from 9 January 2020 - 16 January 2020
Financial Times: Boris Johnson admits UK might not strike EU trade deal this year : Boris Johnson has admitted there is a slim chance that Britain will not conclude a trade deal with the EU before his self-imposed December 2020 deadline, pronouncing that it was “epically likely” it would happen. View Article
Financial Times: Barnier sticks to firm line on Brexit talks : Michel Barnier warned that Brussels will not budge in its demand that Britain stay in line with the EU’s restrictions on state aid and its regulatory standards in exchange for a far-reaching trade deal. View Article
POLITICO: Barnier: Goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain will be checked after Brexit : Goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain after Brexit will be subject to checks and controls, the EU’s chief negotiator said, contradicting statements made by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. View Article
BBC: Brexit: EU 'won't be rushed' on trade deal, says Simon Coveney : The EU "will not be rushed" on a trade deal with the UK after Brexit, according to Ireland's deputy PM. View Article
Financial Times: EU ramps up its Brexit demands : Jim Brunsden writes that the speed of decisions in trade talks will be tied to the UK’s willingness to accede to Brussels’ needs. View Article
iNews: A Brexit deal can be done by December 2020 but it won't be much of a deal at all : It will still be years, not weeks or months, before we “Get Brexit Done”, writes professor Anand Menon, Director of the UK in a Changing Europe. View Article
BBC: Scottish independence: Johnson rejects Sturgeon's indyref2 demand : The UK government has formally rejected a call from Scotland's first minister for a second independence referendum. View Article
The Independent: UK public wants to remain in EU, new poll finds weeks before withdrawal date : Boris Johnson is set to take the UK out of the European Union at a time when a majority of voters want to stay, according to a new poll. View Article
Brexit: MEPs concerned about citizens' rights : Parliament highlights that assurances are needed on the protection of citizens’ rights to ensure its consent to the Withdrawal Agreement. View Article
The Guardian: Brexit 'deepening inequalities among UK nationals in France' : Brexit is already deepening inequalities among British nationals in France, with some losing rights due to varying levels of Brexit preparedness among local authorities, and women and people in poor health disproportionately affected, research shows. View Article
The Guardian: Brexit deal: EU may threaten 'to block' City's access to its markets : The EU will be unashamedly “political” and block the City of London’s access to European markets if Boris Johnson tries to exempt the UK from its laws. View Article
The Guardian: EU trade chief foresees 'financial services for fishing' Brexit bargain : The EU’s trade commissioner has suggested there could be a last-minute trade-off with Brussels offering the City of London access to European markets in return for European fleets retaining their fishing rights in British waters. View Article
EURACTIV: Global banks urge EU to ‘improve’ market access as Brexit looms : International banks have called on the European Union to make its system for financial market access more transparent and predictable to avoid hurting markets and consumers. The AFME said it was “timely” to review and improve the bloc’s financial market access regime known as equivalence. View Article
Financial Times: Total to shift finance team from London to Paris : The French oil and gas company Total is to transfer its cash management operation from London to Paris, blaming Brexit and costs, just weeks before the UK leaves the EU. View Article
Financial Times: CBI urges government to include business in post-Brexit trade talks : Businesses need to be brought into the UK’s post-Brexit trade talks with the EU and US, according to Britain’s largest employers’ group, which has drawn up a series of recommendations to try to influence upcoming negotiations. View Article
The Guardian: UK accused of 'behaving like cowboys' over EU database copying : The British government has been accused of “behaving like a bunch of cowboys” after a confidential report revealed it had allowed illegal copying of an EU database. View Article
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