Many EU countries more advanced with no-deal Brexit legislation than Ireland
Some already have laws giving government special powers should UK crash out
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys meeting EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager in Dublin yesterday as preparations for Brexit intensify. Photograph: Maxwells
As the Government publishes a summary of the Brexit omnibus Bill to be put before the Oireachtas in late February, a survey of other EU countries affected by Brexit shows many are more advanced in bringing forward Brexit legislation to cater for a no-deal outcome.
Many countries have already introduced legislation, which is currently before their parliaments. Some have introduced legislation to give their governments special powers to act in the case of a no-deal Brexit.