After threats to rip up the Brexit deal, UK and EU hold crunch talks

  • Date: 12-Nov-2021
  • Source: CNBC
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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After threats to rip up the Brexit deal, UK and EU hold crunch talks

LONDON — The United Kingdom and the European Union are due to enter new negotiations on Friday in an attempt to avoid a looming trade war. and since then a number of new trade arrangements have come into place. However, the agreements now look to be under threat as the U.K. complains about difficulties in implementing the required checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. post-  has been a major sticking point in negotiations between the U.K. government and the European Union. Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland is, however, part of the U.K. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, proposed last month to adapt certain parts of the trade deal in an effort to make it easier for these checks to take place. But EU officials have since complained that the government of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not showing a willingness to negotiate. Political analysts have warned that this standoff could drag on for several months. A Commission official, who did not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the negotiations, said Thursday that its proposals mark "a significant difference" from