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THE EUROPEAN Union is to take legal action against the United Kingdom for breaking the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to make an announcement later today which confirms that legal action will be taken, according to RTÉ News.
The announcement comes after the British Government confirmed earlier this month that they intend to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement which was negotiated and signed into law late last year.
The new legislation could undermine parts of the withdrawal agreement and give greater priority to seamless trade between England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Some of the clauses will also override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed last year, in a move that could pave the way for a return to a hard border.
By the Northern Ireland Secretary's own admission, the plans to override the Northern Ireland Protocol breaks international law-- but only "in a specific and limited way".
Read more here. (Irish Post)
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to make an announcement later today which confirms that legal action will be taken, according to RTÉ News.
The announcement comes after the British Government confirmed earlier this month that they intend to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement which was negotiated and signed into law late last year.
The new legislation could undermine parts of the withdrawal agreement and give greater priority to seamless trade between England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Some of the clauses will also override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed last year, in a move that could pave the way for a return to a hard border.
By the Northern Ireland Secretary's own admission, the plans to override the Northern Ireland Protocol breaks international law-- but only "in a specific and limited way".
Read more here. (Irish Post)
