EU lenient in sausage war with the UK

Published 2021년 10월 13일

Tridge summary

The European Union is set to loosen export restrictions on British meat and other products to Northern Ireland, following months of dispute with London over the issue. Despite the UK's departure from the EU, Northern Ireland's inclusion in the EU's internal market has led to limitations on goods moving from Great Britain to the region, causing logistical challenges and leading to the banning of British sausages among other items. While the EU's proposed changes have been welcomed by the UK, the British government is still pushing back against Northern Ireland's continued presence in the EU's internal market and the European Court of Justice's role in enforcing compliance, an aspect the EU refuses to negotiate.
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The European Union is ready to relax export rules for British meat and other products to Northern Ireland. The European Commission announced this on Wednesday. There has been a lot of disagreement about this between Brussels and London lately. The United Kingdom left the EU last year, but Northern Ireland has been given a separate status. It belongs to the UK, but is still part of the EU's internal market. This means that there are restrictions on goods transported from England, Scotland or Wales to Northern Ireland. That is a thorn in the side of the British government, because it has effectively created a border between different parts of the kingdom. It also makes it more difficult to ship products to Northern Ireland. There was even a ban on British sausages, among other things. Earlier this year, this resulted in empty shelves in Northern Ireland supermarkets. The British government therefore wants the situation to change. The EU is therefore now coming up with proposals to ...
Source: Nu

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