Brussels has launched legal action against the UK over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol, as relations between the two sides deteriorate over Boris Johnson’s plans to rip up the key provision of his 2020 Brexit deal with the EU.
The European Commission on Wednesday announced it will resume a previously paused legal action against the UK for failing to implement full border checks in Northern Ireland. These were set up by the protocol, the part of the Brexit deal that covers trading arrangements in the region, which is intended to prevent a hard border in the island of Ireland.
Brussels is also beginning two additional infringement actions over data sharing and health and safety checks.
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