Ireland was buffeted this week by Storm Lorenzo, but it was only the tail end of a hurricane that started elsewhere. The country won’t have as much luck escaping the gathering Brexit storm.
Rather than injecting hope and momentum into Brexit talks, the UK’s latest proposals to keep the Irish border open have dampened the mood (EUROPE B12340A8). MEPs in the Parliament’s Brexit steering group have “grave concerns” about the proposals, which they say fail to protect the EU’s single...