New cases come on top of three others already in motion heading to European court of justice
commissioner, has not ruled out tariffs being imposed on British goods sold into the EU, describing the terms of the Northern Ireland protocol bill as “illegal”.
A spokesman for the UK government, which has been given two months to respond to the latest claims said the legal action from Brussels was unnecessary. “A legal dispute is in nobody’s interest and will not fix the problems facing the people and businesses of Northern Ireland. The EU is left no worse off as a result of the proposals we have made in the Northern Ireland protocol bill.protocol agreed by Johnson
Under the proposed legislation, the UK government would scrap checks for firms selling goods from Great Britain destined for Northern Ireland rather than the EU in light of the obstacles to trade that have emerged out of the Brexit deal.
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