I think the MoU may have been signed as this was the Government's ever optimistic press release a week ago.
UK and EU secure Memorandum of Understanding on financial services but no progress on equivalence
The UK Government has announced that the UK and EU confirmed last Friday that they have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue talks and co-operation on financial services. A government announcement said the MoU, once signed, would create “the framework for voluntary regulatory cooperation in financial services between the UK and the EU”.
The MoU will establish a Joint UK-EU Financial Regulatory Forum, which will serve as a platform to facilitate dialogue on financial services issues. It also foresees twice-yearly meetings of the UK chancellor and the EU commissioner for financial services.
According to the Telegraph, banking insiders have largely given up any hope of being granted equivalence and expect agreements to fall well short of free market access. “While the UK can dream about equivalence unlocking the door, the reality is likely to be limited to a few wholesale areas, contingent on good behaviour and unilaterally revocable,” said Simon Morris, a partner at law firm CMS. “The EU has repeatedly said that the UK can only hope for a second-class ticket offering,” he added.
https://www.export.org.uk/news/558426/UK-and-EU-secure-Memorandum-of-Understanding-on-financial-services-but-no-progress-on-equivalence.htm#:~:text=The%20UK%20and%20EU%20confirmed,the%20UK%20and%20the%20EU%E2%80%9D.
I really can't imagine why the EU would want to drag their heels on this.
So it appears it's full speed ahead then, with Sir Humphrey Appleton in charge
Sorry for going off topic but I worry that if [MENTION=534]Chicken Run[/MENTION] doesn't get a bit of attention, he'll go and get himself banned again
So, back on topic
Analysis: What is Brexit doing to Northern Ireland?
The renewed tension in Northern Ireland could have far-reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom - and post-Brexit relations with the EU. The violence that has erupted this week on the streets of Belfast and other towns and cities in Northern Ireland has many causes.But anger about post-Brexit trading rules that came into force in February is a factor.The section of the Brexit deal known as the "protocol" was designed to protect the peace process by avoiding the need for checks on the border with Ireland.
But it also means that some European laws continue to apply in Northern Ireland. And that has reinforced long-held feelings among Unionists that they are being cut off from the rest of the UK - and that they've been misled by the UK government and that the EU is not listening.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56678489
Now obviously Brexit isn't the only factor, but it is a very significant one. I just can't see what can be done to bring down the tensions.
Anyone
It is either :
- An EEA Brexit ( <---- wise choice ).
- Jettison NI from the UK ( Go independent or merge with ROI, their choice ).
- Ongoing endless violence.
It's very quiet on here. Surely, it's not possible that the penny has actually dropped and some of our more naive friends on here have, for the first time 5 years later, actually found out what they voted for
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It's very quiet on here. Surely, it's not possible that the penny has actually dropped and some of our more naive friends on here have, for the first time 5 years later, actually found out what they voted for
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It appears not. It seems that the potent mix of sticking your fingers in your ears, shouting 'Project Fear', desperate attempts at derailing and whataboutism, gross stupidity, hoping it will all go away, and avoiding any reference whatsoever to any aspect of Brexit, on the Brexit thread, still wins the day in certain quarters
It's very quiet on here. Surely, it's not possible that the penny has actually dropped and some of our more naive friends on here have, for the first time 5 years later, actually found out what they voted for
