EU proposes easing checks on goods bound for Northern Ireland

EU proposes easing checks on goods bound for Northern Ireland — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) The European Commission has prepared a package of measures for proposal to the UK, in a bid to ease the transit of goods from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland.

Although comprehensive, the suggested EU measures fall short of the sweeping overhaul London has been demanding as it seeks to walk away from the provisions set in the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol that is part of the British divorce agreement with the Union.