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Stormont vote on post-Brexit trading arrangements

Stormont is preparing to vote on post-Brexit trading arrangements that could impact Northern Ireland's economy significantly.
The new arrangements are intended to tackle challenges faced by businesses following Brexit.
Political tensions have increased before the vote, with supporters emphasizing the need for stability and opponents warning of potential trade complications.

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The Globe & Mail

Northern Ireland lawmakers back Brexit rules, unionist opposition triggers review

The assembly voted by 48 votes to 36 to continue to follow EU rules on the free movement of goods to avoid the need for a hard border with Ireland

Northern Ireland votes to keep post-Brexit trade deal despite unionist hostility

BELFAST — Northern Ireland lawmakers have voted to maintain the U.K. region’s special post-Brexit trade rules with Britain following a polarized and bitter debate. Tuesday night’s verdict on a 48-36 vote was never in doubt given the rigid sectarian arithmetic at play inside the Stormont chamber. Indeed, POLITICO called the outcome back in 2022 within hours of the most recent Northern Ireland Assembly election. Nonetheless, lawmakers from the min…

2 months ago·Brussels, Belgium

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The National

'Head in the sand': Labour will not give estimate of Brexit's economic impact

Labour have been accused of “hypocrisy of the highest order” for saying they will not undertake analysis of the economic impact of the UK…

2 months ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Stormont MLAs to vote on extending Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal

Stormont Assembly members will vote later on whether to continue with Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements.

3 months ago

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BBC News

Stormont votes to extending post-Brexit trading arrangements | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News

During the debate, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, of the DUP, said the vote “tears asunder” the cross-community principles of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. She said the Windsor Framework was “causing serious issues” which were “ideological, constitutional and in relation to the practical trade implications”. “What we are dealing with today leads directly from […]

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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EURACTIV

Northern Ireland Assembly to decide fate of Brexit deal on Tuesday

The deal is likely to get a simple majority, but not cross-community support – meaning the British government will have to commission a legal review and ask for Stormont's consent again in 2028. The post Northern Ireland Assembly to decide fate of Brexit deal on Tuesday appeared first on Euractiv.

3 months ago·Brussels, Belgium

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