The new pieces of legislation will be good for consumers, good for growth and jobs, and good for the planet. Today 22 May, the Council of ministers of the EU formally adopted four new pieces of EU legislation that redesign the EU electricity market to make it fit for the future. This concludes the remaining…
A meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) took place at the Cabinet Office in London on 8 May 2019. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was represented by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon David Lidington MP, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D., yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Common Travel (CTA) on behalf of the Government of Ireland, with the UK Government. The Tánaiste and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lidington MP signed the MOU in London before a meeting of…
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today welcomed the signing of a formal agreement between the Irish and UK governments that provides for the continuation of key aspects of the Ireland-UK Common Travel Area (CTA), whatever the outcome of Brexit negotiations. Existing CTA provisions provide for the free movement of people across the islands,…
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