EU European Commission launches four new legal proceedings against Britain over London's failure to implement Brexit divorce terms to govern trade with Northern Ireland
EU said the new proceedings target a series of violations including failure to implement the EU's custom rules.
"Despite repeated calls by the European Parliament, the 27 EU member states and the European Commission to implement the Protocol , the UK government has failed to do so," a statement said on Friday.The UK government last month unveiled legislation to unilaterally change trading terms for the politically-fraught British province and the plan is now making its way through parliament.
"However, the UK's unwillingness to engage with them in a meaningful manner in discussions since last February, and the continued passage of the Northern Ireland Bill through the UK Parliament go directly against the spirit of cooperation."The EU also accused the UK of investing "little time in explaining the Protocol to people and businesses in Northern Ireland, and did not prepare them adequately for the changes Brexit caused".
In one of those cases, involving food imports, the EU on Friday warned that it would take Britain to the blocs European Court of Justice if London failed to take the measures required.
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