{"id":348590,"date":"2021-10-14T07:33:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T07:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1492693"},"modified":"2021-10-14T07:33:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T07:33:45","slug":"brussels-has-gone-extra-mile-to-resolve-post-brexit-dispute-says-eu-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/10\/14\/brussels-has-gone-extra-mile-to-resolve-post-brexit-dispute-says-eu-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels has gone \u2018extra mile\u2019 to resolve post-Brexit dispute, says EU envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"
The European Union has gone \u201cto the limits\u201d in making concessions to Boris Johnson\u2019s government over post-Brexit trade in the north of Ireland, the bloc\u2019s ambassador to the UK has said.<\/p>\n
The European Commission has laid out measures to slash 80% of regulatory checks and dramatically cut customs processes on the movement of goods, especially food and farming produce, between Britain and the island of Ireland.<\/p>\n
The government welcomed the announcement, signalling it wants \u201cintensive talks\u201d to follow the EU\u2019s proposals. At the same time, however, a government spokesman said there has to be \u201csignificant changes\u201d to the Northern Ireland Protocol in the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement if there is to be a \u201cdurable settlement\u201d.<\/p>\n
EU experts are in London for talks on Thursday with counterparts from the UK, while Brexit minister lord David Frost is expected in Brussels on Friday to meet European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic to discuss ways to break the deadlock.<\/p>\n
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