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Northern Ireland ports audit ahead of new EU-UK trade arrangements - senior European Commission official https://t.co/yXi2DHEbFv via @rte

NEW: The EU has said that new light touch arrangements for the movement of retail food consignments from GB to Northern Ireland will not be fully implemented until SPS inspection facilities at Northern Ireland ports have been completed and audited.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak reports 22-fold increase of Russian oil exports to India in 2022: Local News Outlet via Kommersant.

Der Spiegel International interview with Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald: "We Will See a Reunification Referendum Within the Decade" https://t.co/dDHjBrHzaW via @derspiegel

One for the road? Brexit Republic careens into the boulevard, clipping the wing mirrors of Protocols, frameworks and what-have-yous. ⁦@colmomongain⁩ at the wheel, me on satnav, ⁦@John_Kilraine⁩ & @edmundheaphy⁩ hanging on for dear life… https://t.co/2OwyyXkBs8

NEW: It’s understood Tanaiste @MichealMartinTD will bring forward proposals in a number of weeks on a consultative forum to address Ireland’s broader foreign and defence policy, including neutrality.

Irish minister for foreign affairs to develop proposals on Irish neutrality https://t.co/b16qkp4ATR via @rte

Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar said that the Tanaiste @MichealMartinTD is developing proposals on Ireland’s neutrality. Mr Varadkar said: “The Tanaiste is developing proposals on that and at the right time, and at a time of his choosing, I think he’ll tell you more about it.

Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar on Vladimir Putin: “We know from our history from what happened in the 1930s and 1940s. What happens if you continue with an appeasement policy that's failing? People often ask the question, where will Putin stop? Putin will stop where we stop him.

Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar has expressed disappointment that the DUP has chosen not to return to Stormont following yesterday’s House of Commons vote on the Windsor Framework and the so-called Stormont Brake.

NEW: Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister, have both pulled out of an event in the European Parliament next week marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Survey shows support for Windsor Framework three times greater than opposition via @irish_news https://t.co/mHJ8TAgjT6

Russian President Putin says Chinese peace plan "can be used as a basis for settlement on Ukraine, if they are ready in West and Kyiv": News Outlet via TASS.

NI Sec of State @chhcalling tells @CommonsEU chair Bill Cash that the Windsor Framework "gives the people of Northern Ireland a veto over new" [EU] single market laws that apply there, that it is "radical" and "legally binding", and goes further than the 2021 UK Command Paper

EU ministers endorse elements of Windsor Framework via @RTENews https://t.co/3UEtD2rfya

NEW: EU member states have this morning given their approval to key changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol provided for by the Windsor Framework.

Picking up on David's thread about the UK statutory instrument and the belief it creates by stealth a second Stormont Brake or a de facto unionist veto on new or updated EU rules. Other wise heads have weighed in on this and you can read @Jess_Sargeant @AntonSpisak threads on it https://t.co/BK2Moaiu3a

Beijing’s Lean Into Moscow https://t.co/CbUhVBonnn via @CarnegieEndow

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says one would struggle to call the Chinese peace paper a "peace plan", says it's more a list of Chinese positions

EU HVP Borrell says EU defence and foreign ministers together agreed the proposal to urgently provide artillery ammunition to Ukraine from existing stocks or from joint procurement and through increasing industrial capacity

50 Years On, Divergent Paths of British and Irish Membership of the EU – Verfassungsblog https://t.co/eN6gOp4kUP

BREAKING: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Russian President Putin and Children's Rights Commissioner Lvova-Belova for war crimes related to Ukraine: https://t.co/gZJh3ZnrCA

Really lovely portrait of the legendary BBC correspondent Charles Wheeler by his daughter ⁦@shirinwheelerEU⁩ with contributions from ⁦@marinaccwheeler⁩ “The Wheeler Century” - BBC Sounds https://t.co/IQrCE6cmmR

Fragile unity: Why Europeans are coming together on Ukraine (and what might drive them apart) – European Council on Foreign Relations https://t.co/JN72QyuJ9Y

The European Scrutiny Committee @CommonsEU has espressed disappointment that @RishiSunak declined its offer to appear before the cttee to take questions on the Windsor Framework and has urged the UK govt not to agree to an EU-UK Joint Committee before the end of March

Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother https://t.co/rjbyGayfkp

What does the collapse of SVB mean for Ireland? https://t.co/OPfRteyw0e via @rte

Irish Financial Stability Group to examine SVB fallout https://t.co/CEjAQ1Nv1L via @rte

Windsor Framework: This time it's different? via @RTENews https://t.co/jZbGNJR3AO

The EU could formally adopt aspects of the Windsor Framework by March 21, @rtenews understands, with member states also agreeing to change EU law to facilitate elements of the deal by April 19.

🔴Follow today The Good Friday Agreement: 25 Years of Peace and Progress (a European Perspective) A symposium hosted by @BarryAndrewsMEP , @CiaranCuffe MEP, @SeanKellyMEP and @MacManusChris MEP 📅29 March 3.30pm to 6pm Irish time 📺Watch online → https://t.co/z4485Dainl

Kyiv is under drone attack. We hear explosions, air defense at work. Kyiv mayor: there have been explosions in two city districts. Rescue services on their way. A shop is on fire in one of the disctricts.

Coreper I has approved that the agreement on CO2 standards for cars will be put on the TTE Council agenda for final adoption.

Det sker i EU: Grøn energi, spotlight på lønulighed og den muligvis sidste dans for Sanna Marin #eudk #dkpol https://t.co/GZwk7QM2Ue

This is how the city of #Vuhledar looks like as a result of #russia’s devastating shellings. 🇷🇺 terrorists bring death and destruction to 🇺🇦. But the occupiers are determined to lose and be brought to justice. #RussiaisATerroistState

Committee's first meeting since February 2022 and an important moment as the UK and the EU commit in the Windsor Framework 'to make full use of the structures provided for in the [Withdrawal] Agreement... to oversee the implementation of the Agreement'. https://t.co/bxHTtNqOZr https://t.co/iAP3ijeVCz

Significant day in the re-set of UK-EU relations EU-UK Joint Committee for the Withdrawal Agreement - and so the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland - meets to adopt decisions etc. on the implementation of the Windsor Framework. This is the Joint... https://t.co/8sUEGikUxk https://t.co/5TWfrgftIa

Russia's former leader Dmitry Medvedev said if Putin were arrested in Germany, for example, "all our missiles ... would fly to the Bundestag." Meanwhile, Russia has launched a new military satellite. https://t.co/rEBe0hwJMs

NEW from Politico: The end of Boris Johnson. Verdict on yesterday's Westminster circus via the peerless @TanyaGold1 👇 https://t.co/XCAYzqU0DT

🔥🔥 New essential reading on #brexit by @BrigidLaffan and Stefan Telle examining the EU's response to #brexit based on comprehensive research in Brussels and selected MS. @palmacpolitics @tconnellyRTE @EUI_Schuman @StefaanDeRynck @pmdfoster @Usherwood https://t.co/osFUnqZyAY https://t.co/ac475MWYVm

"All the 27 member states have today shown their full support for the Windsor Framework, and this clearly confirms the EU's commitment to this joint outcome of joint EU-UK effort" @dreynders. #WindsorFramework #brexit #NIprotocol https://t.co/Ijmg5Pffmm

@tconnellyRTE @rtenews @MarosSefcovic announces the 27 EU Member States have supported the Windsor Framework decisions and he looks forward to the EU-UK Joint Committee meeting with @JamesCleverly on Friday https://t.co/uEWfxoJjV3

🙅 DUP MPs will vote against Rishi Sunak's Windsor framework on Wednesday, party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has confirmed https://t.co/fBYFC6iHLK

The Windsor Framework train is continuing to move: the Joint Committee is scheduled to meet in London on Friday morning. It is a decision of the JC which gives effect to textual treaty change https://t.co/yUAkJsVgqN

🚨🚨Essential read by @JoelleGrogan & @MaherImelda introducing a @Verfassungsblog symposium reflecting on the constitutional evolution brought about by EU membership & #Brexit in Ireland and UK. @Usherwood @StevePeers @GeorgePeretzKC @tconnellyRTE @UKandEU https://t.co/zRhrthZkPp

Detail of the statement bit more nuanced than headlines. But the fundamental grievance is that EU law shouldn't apply at all in NI without consent. A very high bar, which wasn't explicitly part of their 7 tests. I sympathise with their concerns but...(1/3) https://t.co/4pqy6buAJa

DUP’s Ian Paisley to vote against Northern Ireland post-Brexit plan https://t.co/XcDZCq3UQZ

In honor of St. Patrick's day, a brief thread on Ireland's economy -- which has essentially decoupled from the rest of the euro area since 2015, and entered its own tax and economic zone in the middle of the North Atlantic ... 1/x https://t.co/LpNrRnOF9t

@francediplo "The ICC's decision to issue an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova is a landmark one. No one responsible for crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, regardless of their status, should remain unpunished." (@francediplo_EN)

Unsurprising and yet surprising: The ICC goes all in. It was created to ensure responsibility not just for underlings, but also at the top. And so this it‘s what it‘s going for. Hugely courageous, hugely significant. https://t.co/XKiGRq1N8C

Wednesday is going to be a lively one in Parliament... ERG verdict on the Stormont Brake will be in by then. DUP panel maybe not be. Main thing of course is to read this excellent @instituteforgov explainer on how the Stormont Brake works https://t.co/qI8OzEglzZ https://t.co/zavrssWvq7

❗️NEWS❗️ We are delighted to announce that @DecKelleher has been appointed the new Chair of the EPC’s governing board. Mr Kelleher is replacing @D0Sullivan, who will remain a member of the board. Find out more: https://t.co/6liDvbhpeH

Today, 16 March, marks one year since the tragedy in Mariupol drama theater. About 600 people died that day. It is one of those horrible days that will forever remain in my memory. Eternal memory to all who were killed. Russia will be punished. 📹: @United24media

Russian theatre was experiencing a golden age. Then the war started: https://t.co/f0lM8wKr7T

DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson has told a D.C. audience the Windsor Framework “does not deal with some of the fundamental problems at the heart of our current difficulties… there remain key areas of concern which require further clarification, re-working and change” @VirginMediaNews

Ireland/N Ireland Protocol Scrutiny Committee in the House of Lords starts inquiry next week into Windsor Framework @DavidHenigUK @tconnellyRTE @JP_Biz https://t.co/rremwVLqIU

⚡️Explosions are heard in Zaporizhzhia, subscribers report. We are waiting for official information.

Thank you @bbcworldservice @__ChrisMorris__ for having me today at ‘The real world’ podcast series. I invite you all to listen to our discussion with @tconnellyRTE @RaoulRuparel on #Brexit, #NIProtocol and #WindsorFramework by clicking on the link below. https://t.co/1EbK63q2uh

🇪🇺 @EUCouncil just appointed Emer Finnegan as the new Director-General of the Council Legal Service and as Legal Counsel of the European Council and the Council. She will start in her new post on 1 April 2023. Read the press release ⬇️

What does the #WindsorFramework mean for Northern Ireland & EU-UK relations❓ 📅 Wednesday 15 March @ 3pm 'Red Lane, Green Lane, Other: Implications of the Windsor Framework' with @tconnellyRTE Europe Editor @rte Register to attend in-person: https://t.co/m5ffxm2vg9

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