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Added on the 20/03/2023 16:01:34 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Chris Heaton-Harris, the UK's Northern Ireland minister, insists he is "under a legal duty to call an election within 12 weeks." The announcement comes as a deadline to resume devolved government at the Stormont assembly passed at midnight, after UK and regional lawmakers failed to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meet in Windsor, to conclude more than a year of negotiations over the "Northern Ireland Protocol". IMAGES
Referring to the Nothern Ireland protocol, vice-president of European Commission Maros Sefcovic says that the UK "opening the door to unilaterally changing an international agreement is a breach of international law". SOUNDBITE
European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic warns the UK against taking further unilateral action on post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland, promising tough measures if it does so. SOUNDBITE
London, Sep 10 (EFE), (Camer: Facundo Arrizabalaga).- The European Union on Thursday urged the United Kingdom’s government to backtrack on proposed legislation that could override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, saying it would breach international law and jeopardize peace in Northern Ireland.The vice-president of the EU Commission Maroš Šefcovic held an emergency meeting with Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove in London to discuss the implications of the UK government’s internal markets bill, which includes proposals to alter the so-called Protocol on Northern Ireland, a mechanism to safeguard the soft border on the island of Ireland.FOOTAGE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’S CHIEF BREXIT NEGOTIATOR MICHEL BARNIER IN LONDON, WHERE HE IS TAKING PART IN THE POST-BREXIT TRADE TALKS.
Speaking on the day the UK is set to leave the European Union, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says that "there will always be a seat for the United Kingdom at the European table". SOUNDBITE