Northern Ireland: After Brexit, soon a "sausage war" between London, UK and Brussels, Belgium?

Published 2021년 6월 9일

Tridge summary

Six months after Brexit, tensions between the UK and EU continue to rise, particularly over the application of trade provisions in Northern Ireland under the Northern Irish protocol. This protocol, which keeps Northern Ireland in the European single market and customs union for goods, has disrupted supply chains and caused unrest among Unionists in the region. The UK government has granted a grace period for checks, which could be extended for chilled meat to allow for imports of British sausages to Northern Ireland. The EU has been accused of inflexibility, while the UK is facing potential infringement proceedings from the European Commission. The issue is expected to be discussed at the upcoming G7 summit.

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Six months after Brexit, the UK and EU are still struggling to tune their violins. At the heart of their divisions, the application of trade provisions in Northern Ireland which continues to poison their relations three days before the G7 summit under the British presidency and while a meeting is due to be held in London on Wednesday to try to appease the tensions. In recent weeks, the two parties have accused each other of lacking goodwill in the implementation of the Northern Irish protocol negotiated within the framework of Brexit and which confers a special status on the British province: it is maintained in the European single market and customs union for goods, with customs controls on goods arriving in Northern Ireland from Great Britain. However, this situation has caused some tension in the supply chains. As a result, the British government granted a grace period to postpone checks and deliver the island without disruption. Scheduled to end on June 30, this grace period ...

Source: Bfmtv