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3 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
European Commission spokes @DanielFerrie on the UK missing the deadline for a response to the EU's legal action on the Internal Market Bill: “We sent a letter of formal notice on 1 October to the UK for breaching its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement.
2/ “As you know it had until the end of the month to submit its observations to that letter. To date I can confirm that the EU has received no reply from the UK. Therefore we are considering next steps, including issuing a reasoned opinion.”
3/ [A “reasoned opinion” is the next stage in an infringement procedure taken by the European Commission.]
4/ Ferrie added: “The EU is fully committed to achieving the full, timely and effective implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement within the remaining time available. That’s why we started the infringement procedure on 1 October. This dispute will have to be resolved.”

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New: @MichelBarnier has given a "very downbeat" briefing to EU ambassadors on the state of play in the Brexit negotiations, @rtenews understands
2/ While there has been good progress on police and judicial cooperation, there has been no progress at all on the level playing field, fisheries and governance.
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Some compelling evidence at the NI Affairs Committee this morning on Brexit, the risks of smuggling, organised crime, the "soft underbelly" of the Irish border, the loss of the European Arrest Warrant and what might replace it
2/ Giving evidence were Simon Byrne, chief constable of the PSNI, Mark McEwan, assistant chief constable, Steve Rodhouse, of the UK National Crime Agency, and Steve Tracey, of HMRC. Here's the gist of what I've just filed for @rtenews online:
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3 Nov
EU officials have downplayed reports of a breakthrough on fisheries in the Brexit negotiations.

"We have not yet found a solution on fisheries," said Dan Ferrie, a spokesman for Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator.
2/ "We are working for a stable, sustainable and long term agreement on fisheries, enabling the UK to further develop its fishing activities while ensuring the sustainable use of resources and protecting the fishing opportunities of European fishermen and women."
3/ This week Bloomberg reported that UK and EU were close to an agreement on fisheries. The report said a compromise was emerging whereby the quotas would be set according to "zonal attachment", and decisions on what quotas EU fleets cd catch wd be deferred until a later date.
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26 Oct
Re my earlier thread on the Irish govt pressing the European Commission & UK to allow NI exporters to continue benefitting from EU free trade agreements...
2/ It turns out Alliance MP @StephenFarryMP asked a parliamentary question on this on 5 October
3/ “To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made representations to the EU on enabling Northern Ireland-origin goods which can freely circulate within the EU single market to access EU trade agreements with third countries.”
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26 Oct
New: The Irish govt has been pressing the EU and UK to allow NI exporters to benefit from existing and future EU free trade agreements, @rtenews understands.
2/ Under the NI Protocol, any goods produced in NI can circulate freely throughout the EU. However, those goods will not be recognised as EU goods for the purposes of being exported as part of existing EU free trade agreements (FTAs) due to country of origin rules
3/ in other words, goods produced in NI will be regarded as British rather than EU goods under WTO rules because NI will still be part of the UK Customs Territory.
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The Brexit talks are back on. Here's a quick reaction to what both sides have agreed following the talks about talks. The Joint Statement on Organising Principles is here: europa.eu/!pt67gX
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