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DUP minister awaits legal opinion before deciding to halt Brexit checks

Edwin Poots failed in a bid to secure wider Executive approval for continuing the checks – a move the other Stormont parties dismissed as a stunt.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Inflation in 19 Countries Using the Euro Hits Another Record

Inflation fed by high oil and gas prices hit record levels in Europe for the third month in a row, extending pain for consumers and sharpening questions about future moves by the European Central Bank. The 19 countries that use the euro currency saw consumer prices increase by an annual…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2022

Brexit’s effects on UK trade are dramatic – but we feel them in the EU too

Not only is the impact on goods profound, the split may have made the bloc more inward-looking, says economist Lisandra Flach

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

Is everything open in Spain and Portugal for Irish tourists? Changes from 2021 as Covid rules update

Once you get there, what are the restrictions in places like Spain and Portugal currently?

Irish Mirror · Feb 2, 2022

Ukraine crisis a test that Britain – and Johnson – dare not fail

Analysis: Diplomatic network hoping to show UK is not turning into a global irrelevance

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

Ukraine: Boris Johnson warns of ‘clear and imminent danger’ of attack by Russia on Kiev visit

‘There are 200,000 men and women under arms in Ukraine [ in fact around 280,000] they will put up a very, very fierce and bloody resistance,’ says PM

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Germany blocks Taiwanese takeover of chip supplier

The German government has blocked a Taiwanese company from buying chip supplier Siltronic. The €4.3 billion deal would have had a major impact on the semiconductor industry. Germany – and the European Union – are trying to protect domestic producers from foreign takeovers, while boosting their own share of the…

France 24 · Feb 1, 2022

Hungarian PM seeks gas deal with Putin amid Ukraine tensions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lobbied for a higher volume of Russian natural gas shipments to Hungary during a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Putin: US, NATO Have Ignored Russia’s Top Security Demands

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the US and its allies have ignored Russia’s top security demands. In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said the Kremlin is still studying the US and NATO's response to the Russian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022

New UK airline rules will give passengers refunds for delays of more than one hour

New proposals are under consultation in a bid to shake up passenger compensation rights. Currently the UK aviation industry is subject to European Union legislation.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 1, 2022