The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Suella Braverman urges Sunak not to ditch Northern Ireland protocol bill

First sign of cabinet tensions emerges as Downing Street plays down hopes that deal with EU will be clinched on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Let Rishi Sunak ‘get on’ with Northern Ireland Brexit deal, says senior Tory MP

Former PM Boris Johnson launched an intervention at the weekend, warning Mr Sunak not to ditch UK legislation which overrides the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Rishi Sunak presses on with NI Protocol deal despite backlash from Tories and DUP

Negotiations are ongoing to break the deadlock over the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Rishi Sunak presses to unveil Protocol deal despite backlash from Tories and DUP

Negotiations are ongoing to break the deadlock over the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Iran denies enriching uranium to 84 percent purity amid IAEA row

The IAEA says it is talking to Iran over enrichment, as Tehran says the agency is being used as a ‘political tool’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023

Micheal Martin to discuss EU support for Ukraine during Brussels meeting

The Foreign Affairs Council will discuss a new sanctions package.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Starmer to make EU trade and standards pledge as Tories ‘give up on farmers’

Exclusive: In address to NFU conference on Tuesday, Labour leader will make his pitch to the rural community

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

US plans new Russia export controls, sanctions on key industries

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is planning to impose new export controls and a fresh round of sanctions on Russia, targeting key industries a year after Vladimir Putin started his invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023

Rishi Sunak warned more than 100 Tory MPs could rebel over NI protocol deal

PM’s efforts at breaking Brexit deadlock could be scuppered by hardliners in his party as Boris Johnson urges tougher stance

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Borrell: Joint EU Arms Plan Will Work but Kyiv Needs Help Now

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday backed a call for the bloc's members to buy arms jointly to help Ukraine but warned it would not solve Kyiv's urgent need for more ammunition now. Borrell was responding to an Estonian proposal for the EU to place large ammunition…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023