LONDON: Britain and the European Union proclaimed on Monday (Feb 27) a 'new chapter' in relations after years of Brexit tensions as they agreed on a sweeping overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen adopted the deal at a
LONDON: Britain and the European Union proclaimed on Monday a"new chapter" in relations after years of Brexit tensions as they agreed on a sweeping overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland.
The UK government under Boris Johnson had threatened a unilateral rewrite of the protocol unless the EU agreed to wholesale changes, souring diplomatic ties and risking a wider trade war. "The new Windsor Framework is here to benefit people in Northern Ireland, and support all communities, celebrating peace on the island of Ireland," she added.The new framework creates a"green" check-free lane for goods coming from the rest of the UK that are intended to stay in Northern Ireland, without heading into Ireland and the EU's single market.
In a bid to address a"democratic deficit" within the protocol, Northern Ireland's devolved assembly will be allowed to prevent the application of new EU laws under a so-called Stormont brake.
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