Brexit: Northern Ireland could face 'instability and uncertainty' if deal is renegotiated, top EU official warns

  • 📰 SkyNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 67%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Maros Sefcovic said the Northern Ireland Protocol must be 'properly implemented', but admitted both sides would have to compromise

Mr Sefcovic was on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland

During a keynote speech at Queen's University in Belfast, Mr Sefcovic added:"So can we do this faster? Let's go for it. Mr Sefcovic telling Stormont politicians to"dial down the rhetoric" after the DUP threatened to withdraw ministers from parliament was met with derision. He added that despite difficulties with how the protocol was operating, there was no reason to get rid of it.Mr Sefcovic was greeted warmly by First Minister Paul Givan despite his party not agreeing with him

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

good luck

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 35. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Protocol not the problem says EU amid Northern Ireland border row – videoThe EU has pushed back sharply against demands the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol be scrapped, warning that a renegotiation would merely lead to more instability for traders and communitiesDUP may walk out of Stormont power-sharing over Brexit protocolThe Guardian view on the DUP’s Brexit choice: save the protocol or save Stormont
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Lightning strikes, hail and heavy rain set to lash the UK after heatwave endsThe Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for thunderstorms for all of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as huge swathes of England
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

EU is costing UK £850million a year! Fury at Brussels persistence to impose THEIR rulesJEFFREY DONALDSON warned that the Northern Ireland protocol could be costing as much as £850 million and desperately needed to be resolved now. The NI Protocol is part of the deal negotiated, signed and hailed as “brilliant” by Johnson and supported by Brexiteers including no doubt the Express. If it’s anyone’s fault that £850 million is being wasted, look a bit closer to home ConSocialists 'promises mean zero' chickens are all a bunch of liars lacking personal honour. Plenty of wasteful spending could be ditched before clobbering us with more taxes when we're already down after C19 - not that they'd understand that as they continued to get 100% pay. Plenty of people spoke of this situation happening but were dismissed as project fear.🤔
Source: Daily Express - 🏆 26. / 68 Read more »

Covid-19 NI vaccine cert app 'built for overseas travel only'Students fear they will miss out as vaccination proof will be needed for big events and nightclubs in GB.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Covid-19: PHA to take over contact tracing in schools from FridayIt is hoped the Public Health Agency's input will reduce the number of pupils who have to self-isolate.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Live lightning tracker shows where thunderstorms are hitting across UKForecasters predict lightning will break out mainly across central Scotland, the north-east of England and parts of Northern Ireland tonight
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »