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2024

8 July
New Labour Party Prime Minister Kier Starmer Northern Ireland and says he will pursue a "better deal" with the EU than the one currently in place.

4 July
UK takes place. Labour Party are elected in 412 seats (+211) while the Conservative Party return 121 seats (-251); the Liberal Democrats return 72 MPs (+64) while the SNP elect just 9 MPs (-39). 

In , Sinn Féin regain 7 seats while the DUP loose 3, returning 5 MPs meaning SF is the largest party representing NI in Westminster for the first time. The SDLP regain the 2 seats they held. An independent unionist is elected for North Down while the Alliance Party, the UUP, and the TUV return 1 MP each.  

2024

18 June
Northern Ireland Assembly passes a affirming the "huge opportunity afforded to [the] local economy as a result of the dual market access" for goods into both the EU and UK markets.

6-9 June
European Parliament take place. The results are positive for the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) group and see far right representatives make gains across the EU while the Greens and the liberal Renew Europe loose seats.  

30 May
Democratic Scrutiny Committee publishes its first setting out conclusions of its inquiry into replacement act on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. 

24 May 
Withdrawal Agreement EU-UK Joint Committee is published.

16 May
A meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee takes place. Two decisions are adopted: one regarding to NI and another regarding the addition of to Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework; a is also published.

15 May
Belfast High Court that provisions of the Illegal Migration Act breach UK obligations under Article 2 of the Windsor Framework and so are disapplied in NI. 

14 May
The BBC that Baroness Arlene Foster is to be appointed chairperson of InterTrade UK.

3 May
Taoiseach Simon Harris Stormont.

1 May
New scheme for GB-NI parcel carriers for registration.

2024

29 April
NI Assembly second applicability motion on an . The Assembly voted in favor of application with cross-community consent.

takes place in London.

25 April
A meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework takes place; a is published.

German Ambassador to the UK, Miguel Berger, Belfast and holds meetings at Stormont. 

16 April
UK Government issue pursuant to regulation 4 of the 2024. 

14 April
British Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Wicklow.

12 April
The 2024 come into force; these empower UK Ministers to do anything NI Ministers can do for the purpose of implementing provisions of the Windsor Framework. 

8 April
North South Ministerial Council meets for the first time since 2021.

SEUPB £141million of PEACE PLUS funding will be invested to upgrade the cross-border Enterprise rail service.

26 March
Inaugural meeting of the takes place in London.

21 March
UK Government launches on the introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism. 

19 March
NI Assembly its first applicability motion on an . The motion does not achieve cross-community consent so is not passed.

UK it will host the European Political Community in July 2024. 

7 March
UK Government appeal against the Belfast High Court ruling on the incompatibility of the Legacy Act with the ECHR and Article 2 of the Windsor Framework.

4 March
Equality Commission Northern Ireland publish on EU Pay Transparency Directive and UK obligations under Article 2 Windsor Framework.

2024

29 February
The Interparliamentary Forum and is attended by NI elected representatives for the first time.

UK Government publishes on movements of parcels from GB to NI under the Windsor Framework from end of Sept 2024. 

28 February
Belfast High Court that provisions in the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 are incompatible with Article 2 and 3 of the ECHR and Article 2 of the Windsor Framework. 

21 February
US Ambassador to the UK, Jane Hartley, NI Assembly Buildings.

20 February
A cross-party group of Irish MEPs to European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič urging him to ensure the UK upholds its obligations under Article 2 of the Windsor Framework. 

Two statutory instruments - the 2024 and the 2024 - introduced as part of the Safeguarding the Union deal become law.

19 February
NI Economy Minister Conor Murphy (Sinn Féin) sets out his for Northern Ireland.

15 February
The new in the NI Assembly holds its first meeting. 

13 February
British-Irish Chamber of Commerce the Safeguarding the Union deal.

10 February
Equality Commission for NI its view of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in view of UK commitments in Article 2 of the Windsor Framework.

9 February
Reports coming legal action against the UK Government over its plans for carrying out checks on food products arriving in Dover at a new facility 22miles inland.

3 February
NI Assembly . Edwin Poots (DUP) is elected Speaker, Michelle O'Neill (Sinn Féin) is appointed First Minister and Emma Little Pengelly (DUP) is appointed deputy First Minister. 

31 January
UK Government publishes the Command Paper setting out the substance of the deal reached with the DUP alongside two draft regulations and one consultation on draft regulations, new statutory guidance and correspondence with the NI Assembly. The NI Secretary makes a in the House of Commons regarding the deal and accompanying measures.

European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and Foreign Secretary David Cameron release a following a call held in view of the UKG-DUP deal and the anticipated restoration of the NI institutions.

30 January
DUP leader Sir Jeffery Donaldson his party's endorsement of a deal with the UK Government on the implementation of the Windsor Framework which, Donaldson states, "safeguards Northern Ireland's place in the Union and will restore our place in the UK internal market". 

18 January
Over 100,000 public sector workers in Northern Ireland take part in a day of in an ongoing dispute over pay.

17 January
NI Assembly is following a Sinn Féin petition, also supported by the SDLP. Failure to achieve cross-community support for the election of Speaker prevented any further business. 

16 January
French MEP and Co-Chair of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly expresses regarding the potential for the UK to renege from the ECHR via the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill and notes its significance for the 1998 Agreement.

10 January
European Economic and Social Committee Belfast. 

2 January
UK Government publishes updated on Explanatory Memoranda for statutory instruments which includes consideration of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework.

2023

29 Sept
UK Government extension of the Trader Support Service until December 2024.

28 Sept
A meeting of the UK-EU Joint Committee takes place with the 'alternate co-chairs' presiding. A is taken to add two EU acts to Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework and declarations regarding preparations for the implementation of new arrangements for the movement of goods from GB to NI are made by the and respectively. A is published. 

20 Sept
A meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework takes place. A is published.

18 Sept
Labour Party leader Sir Kier Starmer he will seek a "much better" Brexit deal if he becomes Prime Minister after the next UK general election.

15 Sept
European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs Northern Ireland.

12-13 Sept
takes place in Northern Ireland.

11 Sept
PEACE PLUS funding is officially launched in Belfast - and both gave remarks.

8 Sept
UK Government publishes GB to NI under the Windsor Framework.

7 Sept
UK and EU reach on the UK's accession to Horizon and Copernicus.

28 July
UK Government publishes guidance on the NI Retail Movement Scheme regarding and . 

27 July
Irish Government support for NI students participation in Erasmus. 

17 July
Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee for 2022 is published.

3-4 July 
The 3rd takes place in Brussels.

3 July
EU-UK Joint Committee on the Withdrawal Agreement in Brussels. The Committee adopted a to add two EU acts to those that already apply under Article 5 and Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework.

2023

29 June
UK Government publish the first covering January 2021 to December 2022.

The becomes law.

27 June
EU and UK sign a  establishing a framework for structured regulatory cooperation in the area of financial services. 

23 June
A of the Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework takes place in Brussels.

21 June
US Special Envoy Joe Kennedy III Northern Ireland.

19 June
A meeting of the takes place in London.

16th June
The takes place in Jersey.

13 June
European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopts an in which the Windsor Framework is welcomed.

12 June
The EU|UK Forum Annual Conference receive from UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič respectively on the future of UK-EU relations.

9 June
UK government publishes on the application of Article 10 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework regarding state aid and on for certain goods moving GB to NI.

8 June
A statutory instrument - the - is made which provides for a new reimbursement scheme for traders who paid EU duties on goods entering NI but which did not subsequently move into the EU market. 

A statutory instrument - the - is made to enable HMRC to share information on goods movements with the EU, as required by the Windsor Framework.

1 June
Second of the European Political Community is held in Moldova.

31 May
UK's free trade agreements with and enter into force. 

30 May
EU formally three new pieces of legislation implementing aspects of the Windsor Framework package of measures agreed between the EU and UK.

17 May
Interministerial Standing Committee - which brings together ministers from each part of the UK - NI officials attend in observatory capacity.

14-16 May
The 64th of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly takes place in Jersey. 

10 May
Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, "new approach" for the whereby a specified list of REUL will expire unless preserved at the end of 2023 rather than the initially proposed 'sunset clause' for all REUL not preserved. 

9 May 
European Parliament three draft laws that would implement aspects of the Windsor Framework package of measures agreed between the EU and UK. 

2023

27 April
First meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Protocol takes place. A  is released by the UK and EC. 

Committees in the European Parliament unanimously  proposals on SPS measures, and human medicines to implement commitments in the Windsor Framework.

17-19 April
A two-day conference takes place at �鶹�� to mark 25th anniversary of the 1998 Agreement.

12 April
US President Joe Biden visits Northern Ireland and delivers a  at Ulster University reflecting on 25 years of the 1998 Agreement.  

9 April
The Retained EU Law Bill is dropped from the House of Lords forthcoming business in apparent  of UK Government position on the draft legislation. 

5 April
UK Government publish its  which is due to be progressively introduced from the end of October 2023. 

EU-UK Joint Committee publish its 2021 . 

24 March
A meeting of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee takes place alongside a meeting of the TCA Partnership Committee. Co-Chairs release a  welcoming the Windsor Framework. The JC adopt a  on arrangements for its implementation alongside a  of declarations and recommendations.

Sinn Fein leader welcomes the adoption of the Windsor Framework arrangements and  it is 'time to move forward' and restore NI institutions. 

23 March
NI Secretary  the Windsor Framework cannot be renegotiated as he meets with NI political parties. 

22 March 
A  on The Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 is held in the House of Commons. An approval motion  with 515 votes in favor and 29 against. DUP representatives voted against. 

Office for Internal Market publish first . 

2023

21 March
EU General Affairs Council  the main elements of the Windsor Framework, paving the way for a decision of the the UK-EU Joint Committee.

UUP  describes Windsor Framework as 'important stepping stone' towards a lasting solution.  

20 March 
UK government publish draft legislation which would give effect to the provision for a 'Stormont Brake' procedure on changes to EU law that apply in NI. A vote is scheduled on  which Downing St have  will serve as a vote on the Framework in its entirety. 

15 March 
An  granting the European Commission powers to impose trade restrictions on the UK in it breaches its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement or TCA is adopted. 

European Commission publish a  on the TCA. 

14 March
European Parliament hold a debate on the  and a report on three years of implementation of the .  

10 March
A group of CBI business representatives publish an  to the UK Prime Minister stating support for the Windsor Framework. 

8 March 
The  completes  in the House of Lords. 

6 March
DUP leader Sir Jeffery Donaldson  establishment of a consultation group to examine and report on the Windsor Framework deal. 

British Irish Parliamentary Assembly holds an  in Stormont to mark 25 years since the 1998 Agreement. 

28 February
UK Prime Minister speaks to local business leaders at the Coca-Cola factory in Lisburn about the Windsor Framework. PM Sunak  the deal would make NI "the world's most exciting economic zone". 

27 February
UK Prime Minister and European Commission President hold joint press conference to announce (see respective  /  statements) the conclusion of the Windsor Framework an agreement between the EU and UK on revised arrangements for the implementation of the Protocol.

PM Sunak later makes a  on the Windsor Framework in the House of Commons. 

US President Joe Biden releases a  on the Windsor Framework.

26 February 
A joint statement  the UK Prime Minister and European Commission President will meet tomorrow.

18 February
PM Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen  "positive discussion" on the Protocol according to joint statement issued after the two leaders met at the Munich Security Conference. 

17 February
EU and UK Co-chairs of the Joint Committee  Maroš Šefčovič and  James Cleverly have 'constructive' meeting in Brussels. 

16 February
PM Sunak  Northern Ireland and holds talks with political parties in sign that a deal on the Protocol is imminent.