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EU ministers agree on new sanctions against Iran over repression of protests

The European Union is set Monday to impose sanctions on several more Iranian officials suspected of playing a role in the crackdown on protesters, but won't add the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to the EU’s terror group blacklist.

France 24 · Jan 23, 2023

Italy's Meloni to Sign Several Agreements in Algeria

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Algeria on Sunday for a two-day visit to boost cooperation between the two countries. Several agreements are set to be signed between them before she concludes her trip. Algerian ambassador to Rome Abdelkrim Touahria said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2023

Brexit: UK set to hit £1trn export target 15 years late

Government accused of ‘failure and broken promises’, as exports set to slump next year

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

CBI boss urges Sunak to show more ambition on economy

Tony Danker’s ‘major’ speech on Monday likely to be viewed as rebuke of No 10 and Treasury policy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

‘Brexit has lost us 25% of sales’: British bike storage firm buckles under red tape

Cycloc says ‘Kafkaesque’ rules have cost it £100,000 in latest tale of how EU exit is harming small firms

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

The Earth's Corr: The party that gave PPE contracts to pals could soon obliterate our nature laws for favours too

The Retained EU Law Bill allows Ministers to make ditch nature protection laws without even consulting the House of Commons

Belfast Live · Jan 22, 2023

UK will be 15 years late in hitting £1tn annual export target, figures show

Exclusive: Forecasts predict exports will fall to £707bn next year and target will not be reached until 2035

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

All main Stormont parties want to maintain single market access, says Tanaiste

Micheal Martin said Northern Ireland’s political leaders should grasp a deal that might emerge.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023

Irish bankers raking in the cash with one executive taking home €6m last year alone

The public is not allowed to find out who the bankers are, as the information from the European Banking Authority does not identify the individuals or the companies they work for

Irish Mirror · Jan 22, 2023

DUP warns PM against serving up ‘half-baked’ deal on NI Protocol

The Government and the EU are involved in negotiations to resolve the logjam over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023