European Union on The two threatened to take legal action after Britain government Suggestion new Legislation that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some UK lawmakers and EU officials who Says move violating international Law.
The proposed bill aims to remove customs checks on Some of the goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of UK that will exceed parts of The trade Treaty signed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson with European Union less than two years ago.
Britain government Keep it working inside international law, but the European Commission said it may take legal action against United kingdom
European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said the EU’s executive arm will study the possibility of launching new Infringement measures ‘to protect the European Union market of the risk of infringement of The protocol Creates for EU companies and for health and safety of European Union citizens.
In Ireland, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the bill “represents a particularly low point in The UK’s approach to Brexit.” The Irish prime ministerMichael Martin said, “It’s very unfortunate for country like United Kingdom for disguise on a international treaty.”
Legislation is actually a breach of international Convey said it was the law and no one but London believed otherwise.
“It is an effective violation of international Law should This legislation becomes law. I do not have met Anyone outside of British government Who thinks it’s not a breach of international The law when you deliberately refuse international Treaty,” Coveney said national RTE broadcaster.
Covini added He didn’t think there was anything good reason for The move As the European Union looks forward to negotiating with Britain to find a compromise would solve Problems some companies face because of rules.
Regardless of the criticism, Johnson told reporters the proposed change was “relatively simple”.
Honestly, it’s relatively trivial set of Adjustments in The grand Scheme of things,” he told LBC Radio.
argued that the file government’s “higher and prior legal commitment to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that brought peace and stability to Northern Ireland.
makeover for Northern Ireland – Part One of United Kingdom that shares wild border with A country in the European Union – proved to be thistles issue in Britain’s divorce from the bloc that became final .in the end of 2020. At the center of The dispute is the Northern Ireland Protocol, which regulates trade Relations between Northern Ireland, a part of United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, part of The European Union, after Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Britain and the European Union agreed in Brexit deal keeps Ireland’s land border free of Customs centers and other checks because the open border is a file key column of The peace process that ended decades of hnf in northern Ireland.
Instead, to protect one in the European Union marketthere are checks on Some goods, such as meat and eggs, enter Northern Ireland from the rest of United kingdom
But this arrangement has proven to be politically devastating for Johnson because treats Northern Ireland is different from the rest of United Kingdom, which could weaken the province’s historical ties with Britain. Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party refused to return to region’s power-to share government until the protocol Canceled or to a large extent changed to address those concerns.
The bill to bypass this arrangement is expected to face opposition in Parliament, including members of Johnson Conservatives. Critics say unilateral change protocol It would be illegal and damage Britain’s standing with else countries because it’s a part of A treaty considered binding under international Law.
In Brussels, Sefkovic said that protocol It was “one And the only solution we can find jointly is to protect hard-earned gains of The peace process in northern Ireland ” added that the European Union will not renegotiate the protocol.
United State on On Monday, he urged Britain and the European Union to return to talks resolve Differences over Application of Northern Ireland Protocol.
“The priority of the United States remains Gain Protection of Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Maintaining Peace, Stability and Prosperity for The people of “Northern Ireland,” a White House spokesman said.
European Union on The two threatened to take legal action after Britain government Suggestion new Legislation that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some UK lawmakers and EU officials who Says move violating international Law.
The proposed bill aims to remove customs checks on Some of the goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of UK that will exceed parts of The trade Treaty signed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson with European Union less than two years ago.
Britain government Keep it working inside international law, but the European Commission said it may take legal action against United kingdom
European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said the EU’s executive arm will study the possibility of launching new Infringement measures ‘to protect the European Union market of the risk of infringement of The protocol Creates for EU companies and for health and safety of European Union citizens.
In Ireland, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the bill “represents a particularly low point in The UK’s approach to Brexit.” The Irish prime ministerMichael Martin said, “It’s very unfortunate for country like United Kingdom for disguise on a international treaty.”
Legislation is actually a breach of international Convey said it was the law and no one but London believed otherwise.
“It is an effective violation of international Law should This legislation becomes law. I do not have met Anyone outside of British government Who thinks it’s not a breach of international The law when you deliberately refuse international Treaty,” Coveney said national RTE broadcaster.
Covini added He didn’t think there was anything good reason for The move As the European Union looks forward to negotiating with Britain to find a compromise would solve Problems some companies face because of rules.
Regardless of the criticism, Johnson told reporters the proposed change was “relatively simple”.
Honestly, it’s relatively trivial set of Adjustments in The grand Scheme of things,” he told LBC Radio.
argued that the file government’s “higher and prior legal commitment to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that brought peace and stability to Northern Ireland.
makeover for Northern Ireland – Part One of United Kingdom that shares wild border with A country in the European Union – proved to be thistles issue in Britain’s divorce from the bloc that became final .in the end of 2020. At the center of The dispute is the Northern Ireland Protocol, which regulates trade Relations between Northern Ireland, a part of United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, part of The European Union, after Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Britain and the European Union agreed in Brexit deal keeps Ireland’s land border free of Customs centers and other checks because the open border is a file key column of The peace process that ended decades of hnf in northern Ireland.
Instead, to protect one in the European Union marketthere are checks on Some goods, such as meat and eggs, enter Northern Ireland from the rest of United kingdom
But this arrangement has proven to be politically devastating for Johnson because treats Northern Ireland is different from the rest of United Kingdom, which could weaken the province’s historical ties with Britain. Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party refused to return to region’s power-to share government until the protocol Canceled or to a large extent changed to address those concerns.
The bill to bypass this arrangement is expected to face opposition in Parliament, including members of Johnson Conservatives. Critics say unilateral change protocol It would be illegal and damage Britain’s standing with else countries because it’s a part of A treaty considered binding under international Law.
In Brussels, Sefkovic said that protocol It was “one And the only solution we can find jointly is to protect hard-earned gains of The peace process in northern Ireland ” added that the European Union will not renegotiate the protocol.
United State on On Monday, he urged Britain and the European Union to return to talks resolve Differences over Application of Northern Ireland Protocol.
“The priority of the United States remains Gain Protection of Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Maintaining Peace, Stability and Prosperity for The people of “Northern Ireland,” a White House spokesman said.