EU sues Britain again, saying Northern Ireland bill erodes trust
(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission launched four new legal procedures against Britain on Friday after the British House of Common cleared a bill to scrap some of the rules governing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.
 At a session of the British House of Common on March 23, 2022 (Photo: AFP/ VNA) |
The Commission, which oversees EU-UK relations, said Britain’s unwillingness to engage in meaningful discussions on the protocol governing those trading arrangements and the House of Commons’ passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol bill undermined a spirit of cooperation.
It brings to seven the number of “infringement procedures” the European Commission has launched over what it sees as Britain’s failure to respect Northern Ireland trade aspects of the Brexit divorce deal agreed by both sides.