EU threatens legal action after UK unveils controversial law to override Northern Ireland Protocol
(VOVWORLD) - Brussels has threatened to launch legal action against the UK on Monday after London published legislation that would alter its Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.
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The EU's Brexit negotiator, Maros Sefcovic, said in a statement that the UK's "unilateral action is damaging to trust" reiterating that the protocol was negotiated and agreed upon by both Brussels and London in the lead-up to the country's exit from the bloc.
"The Commission will now assess the UK draft legislation," Sefcovic said, warning that "as a first step, the Commission will consider continuing the infringement procedure launched against the UK government in March 2021".
The EU has however refused to reopen negotiations into the Protocol, demanding that any changes be made within its framework. It has warned that any other unilateral action to change the deal would breach international law.