Agreement provides real-time information on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland

The UK and the EU have reached an agreement on access to a new British database providing real-time information on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, in the first sign of progress in talks over the controversial Brexit protocol.

The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, and the European Commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, described a meeting in London today as “cordial and constructive” in a joint statement.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Danny Huston: ‘I went around the world with my father – making his drinks’

The actor grew up on film sets, rubbing shoulders with the biggest…

UK culture secretary urges ban on transgender athletes competing in female-only events

Lucy Fraser calls on sporting officials to draw up ‘unambiguous’ guidelines on…

How do we learn to live with Covid?

Lockdown extension brings questions on when and how UK can draw a…