EU’s new export rules leave small British firms struggling

‘My profit has been wiped out by a £250,000 cost’: EU’s new export rules leave small British firms struggling Jerry Lawson of Frogbike said administration fees charged by each government to his customers had forced him to pause selling into Denmark, Spain and Poland He had to hire extra employees to cope with the added … Read more

EU threatens to block UK’s second vaccine doses with Pfizer export ban

How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more

Macron leads EU hardliners STILL pushing for vaccine export ban

Emmanuel Macron has defended the European Union’s proposed ban on vaccine exports that could slow the UK’s  rollout ahead of crisis talks this weekend. The French President is leading a clutch of hawkish member states pushing for the tighter controls following a row with AstraZeneca, which Brussels accuses of reneging on its contract to supply … Read more

Cream cake makers to face new red tape to export products to EU from April under post-Brexit rules

Cream cake makers will face new red tape to export their products to the EU from next month under post-Brexit rules Cream cakes being exported to the UK face new Brexit red tape from April British firms will need export health certificates signed by vets before their foods containing dairy are deemed safe  It comes … Read more

Coronavirus: Germany’s Angela Merkel backs Europe-first threat of Covid vaccine export ban

Germany and France waded into the EU Covid vaccine row today as Angela Merkel backed threats to block exports of the AstraZeneca jab and Paris directly targeted UK-bound supplies. The Chancellor came out in favour of an EU-first policy and the threat of a ban on exports to third countries like Britain that has been … Read more

Fears of TWO MONTH delay to UK vaccine roll-out amid EU export

Britain’s triumphant vaccine rollout could be delayed by up to two months if the EU pushes ahead with its threats of an export ban, it is feared. In a dramatic move, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, threatened to join forces with the French and German governments to hold hostage more … Read more

Matt Hancock joins condemnation of EU vaccine export ban threat

Matt Hancock today insisted the UK ‘fully expects’ all of its contracts with vaccine manufacturers to be delivered on as ministers condemned Brussels’ ‘brinkmanship’ after the EU threatened to block exports of the jabs.   The Health Secretary told a Downing Street press conference this evening he believes vaccines manufactured inside the bloc which have been … Read more

Boris Johnson says UK ‘has not blocked the export of a single vaccine’ in row with EU

Boris Johnson has slapped down the EU’s president in a fresh row over Covid jabs, saying the UK ‘has not blocked export of a single vaccine or vaccine component’. The Prime Minister spoke out after Charles Michel made the astonishing claim that the UK had ‘imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines.’  ‘Let … Read more

Brexit rules see 100,000 export orders for trees axed in Northern Ireland

Brexit rules see 100,000 export orders for trees axed as Northern Ireland cancels deliveries from Britain Rules state plants cannot be imported into Northern Ireland with soil on roots Problem with list of plants prohibited from being imported from third countries  The Woodland Trust in the country has cancelled an order for 22,000 trees Northern … Read more