Tag: Brexit
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Spain Takes Over EU Anti-Piracy Mission from Britain due to Brexit
March 29: Spain on Friday (Mar 29) took over from Britain command of a European Union maritime mission that combats piracy off the coast of Somalia as Britain’s planned departure […]
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Potential Brexit Delay Unlikely To Stop French Customs Agents’ Strike
March 22: A possible extension to the process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union will not make French customs officers remove their demands for additional staff and […]
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French Customs Officers’ Work-to-Rule Protests Continue Over Brexit
March 15: French customs officers’ work-to-rule protests continue over Brexit. Further disruptions expected at ports of Calais and Dunkirk, and Eurostar advises passengers to avoid travelling by train unless “absolutely […]
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Rotterdam Port To Create Five New Buffer Parking Sites for Waiting During Post-Brexit Customs Checks
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, the Municipality of Rotterdam, the Municipality of Vlaardingen and highways authority Rijkswaterstaat, are creating five new buffer parking sites. Trucks will be able to wait […]
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Dublin Port Seeks to Take Back Leased Land Post-Brexit For Border Checks
The Dublin Port Company (DPC) has told the Commercial Court it fears a standstill of truck traffic in the immediate aftermath of Brexit if its plans to take back land […]
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Work to Rule Protests Continue, Impacting French Ports
Work-to-rule protests by customs officials continue to cause disruptions to passenger and freight transport between France and the UK, and travel chaos at airports and Eurostar services, while union representatives […]
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Customs Officers at Calais and Dunkirk Port Strike Over Brexit
French customs officials warned of lengthy delays at the port of Calais on Tuesday as their work-to-rule strike snarled traffic for a second day, leading to queues of trucks several […]
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UK retains OPVs
Brexit forces rethink? UK’s Batch 1 OPVs retained as more Type 26 names announced by Richard Thomas The UK will retain three Batch 1 River-class OPVs for use by the Royal Navy in […]
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New UK base in Oman?
New plans for UK. Britain to open military base in Oman Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: Britain on Monday said that it would open a major new military base in […]
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Op Atalanta renewed
Renewed mandate until 2020. EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta: ‘Mandate continues, Business as usual’ EU NAVFOR is pleased to confirm that following the decision from the Council of the European Union […]
