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EU-UK compromise unlikely until UK politics changes

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EU/UK

The scope of the bill -- which could enable London to remove the role of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and end the application of EU rules to value-added tax (VAT) and…

UK politics prolongs doubt over relations with Trump

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UK/US

Future UK-US relations.

Ireland will look to expand its international reach

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IRELAND

Ireland's foreign policy.

Ireland will wait until Brexit for an election

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IRELAND

Irish government performance.

Conflict over Northern Ireland protocol will persist

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UNITED KINGDOM

Through a joint EU-UK committee, the NIP's purpose is to implement a regulatory and customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. Amid trade…

Northern Irish vote could have far-reaching impacts

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UK/EU

SF is unlikely to lead a functioning government for some time due to the refusal of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to participate until the Northern Ireland Protocol is…

Election will revive EU-UK tension on Northern Ireland

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UNITED KINGDOM

According to the polls, the nationalist Sinn Fein (SF) is on course to overtake the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and become Northern Ireland's largest party for the first time…

London’s EU-UK customs plans would be unworkable

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EU/UK

The UK government remains divided over how its relations with the EU’s customs union should be arranged after Brexit, while the EU is unimpressed by any of the suggestions put…

Northern Ireland’s DUP faces daunting challenges

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UNITED KINGDOM

Poots’s election comes against the backdrop of Unionist anger over the Northern Ireland protocol (NIP) and the DUP’s dwindling support in the polls. Poots has said his main…

May needs momentum for Brexit deal to pass

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UNITED KINGDOM

This follows the defeat of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (WA) for a second time on March 12. Despite parliamentary support, an extension poses risks to all parties and positions…