UK extends grace periods on Northern Ireland goods checks, again

The UK and the European Union are again on collision course over the Northern Ireland protocol after Boris Johnson’s government announced on Monday (6 September) that it would again unilaterally extend grace periods on goods checks.

Goods imports from Great Britain to Ireland have dropped by 20% since the UK left the single market, according to data published on Monday by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office. [EPA-EFE/AIDAN CRAWLEY]

Benjamin Fox Euractiv 07-09-2021 07:30 3 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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