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EU Parliament Slams UK Over Northern Ireland's Order to Halt Post-Brexit Agri-Food Checks
EU Parliament Slams UK Over Northern Ireland's Order to Halt Post-Brexit Agri-Food Checks
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Parliament demanded on Thursday that the United Kingdom respect the post-Brexit rules they agreed with respect to Northern... 03.02.2022, Sputnik International
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Northern Irish agriculture minister Edwin Poots announced on Wednesday that border checks on food and agricultural goods coming into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK would be halted at midnight."The UK Government should ensure respect for the international obligations into which it has entered. Reneging on the provisions of these agreements undermines the credibility and trustworthiness of our partners," a statement by leading EU lawmakers read.The European Parliament said the contentious protocol would not be renegotiated since it was "sufficiently flexible" to solve all practical challenges.The United Kingdom and the European Union signed the so-called Ireland protocol before Brexit designed to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland but effectively creating one between parts of the UK, much to the discontent of Irish unionists.Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul Givan has announced his resignation, effective Friday midnight, amid tensions in the governing Democratic Unionist Party.
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EU Parliament Slams UK Over Northern Ireland's Order to Halt Post-Brexit Agri-Food Checks
18:34 GMT 03.02.2022 (Updated: 15:35 GMT 28.05.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Parliament demanded on Thursday that the United Kingdom respect the post-Brexit rules they agreed with respect to Northern Irish trade with the Irish Republic.
Northern Irish agriculture minister Edwin Poots announced on Wednesday that border checks on food and agricultural goods coming into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK would be halted at midnight.
"The UK Government should ensure respect for the international obligations into which it has entered. Reneging on the provisions of these agreements undermines the credibility and trustworthiness of our partners," a statement by leading EU lawmakers read.
The European Parliament said the contentious protocol would not be renegotiated since it was "sufficiently flexible" to solve all practical challenges.
The United Kingdom and the European Union signed the so-called Ireland protocol before Brexit designed to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland but effectively creating one between parts of the UK, much to the discontent of Irish unionists.
Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul Givan has
announced his resignation, effective Friday midnight, amid tensions in the governing Democratic Unionist Party.
