European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said on Monday he was "
confident
" that a solution could be found within the next 48 hours to post-Brexit restrictions on supplies from Northern Ireland which are causing a crisis. "
Sausage war
" between London and Brussels.
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The customs provisions specific to the British province since Brexit have caused great tensions there, fueled by the entry into force scheduled for Thursday of measures preventing the shipment of refrigerated meat from the island of Great Britain.
A three-month postponement requested
The British government has asked for these measures to be postponed for three months while an alternative solution is found. "
Although I cannot announce the formal EU agreement today at the request of the British government (...), I remain confident that we can find a solution within the next 48 hours which will meet the needs and the concerns of both parties,
”Maros Sefcovic told the Northern Ireland Assembly executive committee on Monday. “
I hope that together we can solve the refrigerated meat problem within 48 hours. We will have three months to make another attempt to solve this problem,
”said Maros Sefcovic. He stressed that the EU is approaching this subject with "
an open mind
".
Northern Ireland kept in the single market
These customs rules are contained in the Northern Irish protocol, effective since January 1 and negotiated as part of the Brexit agreement.
They de facto keep the British province of Northern Ireland in the single European market and customs union for goods, by providing for controls on goods arriving in Northern Ireland from Great Britain, separated by the sea. arouse the anger of unionists attached to membership in the United Kingdom, to the point of reviving community tensions with Republicans in favor of a reunification of Ireland.
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