Brussels has offered London to ease controls on certain goods destined for Northern Ireland in order to reduce tensions with the British province over supplies following Brexit, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
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This measure would affect
"a wide range"
of goods originating in Great Britain and
"consumed in Northern Ireland"
.
It would have the effect of reducing controls by around 80% and customs formalities by 50%, creating a sort of
"fast lane"
for these products, according to the European Commission statement.