EU threatens Britain with legal action over changes to Brexit deal on Northern Ireland
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 11:06 pm
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The European Union is launching legal action against the U.K. in response to unilateral moves to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the post-Brexit deal between both sides, the bloc's executive branch said on Wednesday.
The bill proposed by the British government on Monday seeks to remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That will override parts of the trade treaty that Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed with the EU less than two years ago.
The EU believes that the U.K.'s unilateral decision is violating international law.
The European Union is launching legal action against the U.K. in response to unilateral moves to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the post-Brexit deal between both sides, the bloc's executive branch said on Wednesday.
The bill proposed by the British government on Monday seeks to remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That will override parts of the trade treaty that Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed with the EU less than two years ago.
The EU believes that the U.K.'s unilateral decision is violating international law.