EU launches legal case against Britain over Northern Ireland

03/15/2021

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Philip Blenkinsop | Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union launched legal action on Monday against Britain for unilaterally changing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce deal agreed with London last year.

The bloc has sent a letter of formal notice to kick-start an “infringement procedure”, which could lead to fines being imposed by the EU’s top court, although that could be at least a year off, leaving time for a solution to be found.

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