New UK and EU deal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in Windsor to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol, which has become an issue between the parties after Brexit.
In the press conference held after the meeting, Sunak stated that they have made great progress in resolving disputes under the Northern Ireland Protocol, saying: “Today’s Windsor Framework Agreement protects the smooth functioning of trade in the United Kingdom, the place of Northern Ireland and the sovereignty of the people of Northern Ireland.” said.
“WE TAKE THREE BIG STEPS”
Sunak stated that with the progress made, they found ways to remove uncertainties regarding trade and customs processes with Northern Ireland and took three big steps.
Stating that the first of these steps is the smooth flow of intra-UK trade, Sunak said goods going to Northern Ireland will be separated as “green stripes” and goods likely to go to the EU will be separated as ” red stripes”. ‘.
Sunak stated that the customs bureaucracy for ‘green strip’ products will be abolished and that the Northern Ireland Protocol decision regarding the control of products in the Irish Sea will no longer be implemented.
Saying that the second step is that products in the UK will be in Northern Ireland, Sunak said: “All products in UK markets will also be in Northern Ireland. In addition, today’s agreement is a milestone for medicines, as medicines approved by the UK authorities will also be available in Northern Ireland.” he shared the knowledge of it.
Saying that the third important step is to protect the sovereignty of the people of Northern Ireland, Sunak said that the Northern Ireland Assembly will have a say in these laws and their implementation, and that the Belfast Agreement will be protected.
Defining the Windsor Framework Agreement as a “turning point”, Sunak stated that the agreement will contribute to solving the problems encountered in practice.
“THE AGREEMENT TURNS A NEW PAGE”
The President of the EU Commission, von der Leyen, declared that the Windsor Framework Agreement is a fresh page, saying: “This agreement offers long-term solutions and we believe that these solutions will address the concerns of the people of Southern Ireland. North”. saying.
The Von compiler claimed that the Windsor Framework Agreement started a stronger period in EU-UK relations.
ABOUT THE NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL
The Northern Ireland Protocol, which is part of the Brexit deal, regulates trade between Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, which is a member of the EU.
According to the protocol, despite Brexit, Northern Ireland remains subject to the rules of the EU customs union. Your trade with the rest of the UK is subject to customs at Northern Ireland ports.
Under the Belfast Agreement (Good Friday Agreement), which ended the war between Catholic separatists and Protestants in favor of union with England, no physical land border can be created where checks can be carried out. Therefore, although it was decided to carry out the controls only at sea, there were problems in their implementation. (AA)