THE UK and the European Union plan to meet again in the next two weeks after failing to resolve their differences over how the Brexit trade deal is affecting Northern Ireland, reports Bloomberg.
Brexit, which created an effective trade border down the Irish Sea has provoked riots and violence in Northern Ireland as well as extra costs for businesses.
Riots in loyalist areas of Northern Ireland began in Londonderry March 30. Disturbances spread to Belfast on April l2, in protest of the EU attempts to establish a border between Britain and Northern Ireland, noted Wikipedia.
David Frost, who leads on the UK's relations with the EU, and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic met in Brussels.
There were few expectations of a breakthrough and both sides put out statements, with the UK referring to some 'positive momentum.' The EU said the two men 'used the occasion to take stock of all outstanding issues.'
An EU official had warned before the dinner that if a deal was to be reached it would still be many weeks away.
The EU has brought legal action against the UK over its implementation of the protocol, after Britain unilaterally extended a waiver on customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain. Yet in a goodwill gesture, it also decided to postpone moving forward with proceedings.
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Brexit, which created an effective trade border down the Irish Sea has provoked riots and violence in Northern Ireland as well as extra costs for businesses.
Riots in loyalist areas of Northern Ireland began in Londonderry March 30. Disturbances spread to Belfast on April l2, in protest of the EU attempts to establish a border between Britain and Northern Ireland, noted Wikipedia.
David Frost, who leads on the UK's relations with the EU, and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic met in Brussels.
There were few expectations of a breakthrough and both sides put out statements, with the UK referring to some 'positive momentum.' The EU said the two men 'used the occasion to take stock of all outstanding issues.'
An EU official had warned before the dinner that if a deal was to be reached it would still be many weeks away.
The EU has brought legal action against the UK over its implementation of the protocol, after Britain unilaterally extended a waiver on customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain. Yet in a goodwill gesture, it also decided to postpone moving forward with proceedings.
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