The United Kingdom and the European Union formally adopt the Windsor Framework

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    The United Kingdom and the European Union formally adopt the Windsor Framework

    (AGENPARL) – ROME, March 24, 2023 – UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic formally endorsed the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland’s revised version of the protocol, during a meeting in London on Friday.

    Cleverly and Sivkovic said in a joint statement that they met this morning “in a constructive atmosphere based on the excellent cooperation” between them over the past few months.

    The new deal is designed to address problems with the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol, agreed last month by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

    The Joint Committee also dealt with other important issues under the Withdrawal Agreement, in particular its joint work to protect the rights of EU and UK citizens, and to address all relevant issues. Both sides agreed on the importance of continuing to support these citizens and welcomed efforts made over the past year to do so, including additional funding provided by both sides to outside organizations.

    The Windsor Framework seeks to keep Northern Ireland within EU trade rules while reducing inspections of some goods crossing the Irish Sea from the rest of the UK.

    Goods destined for Ireland from the UK will still be subject to customs formalities, while goods remaining in the North will not be subject to routine checks.

    The two parties say they also discussed the implementation of a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) that entered into force in May 2021.

    “The European Commission and the UK government reaffirmed their desire to exploit the full potential of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and to maximize the potential of the EU-UK relationship in ways that are mutually beneficial,” the statement read. .

    On energy, he said: “They underlined the importance of working together over the past year as Europe separates from Russian fossil fuels, and stressed the importance of dialogue on security of supply. They reaffirmed their commitment to continue work on the expected TCA electricity exchange routes. They also discussed the Union’s Green Deal action plan. European.

    In the field of trade, the two parties are looking forward to signing memoranda of understanding soon on financial services and intellectual property.

    London and Brussels also noted their close cooperation in support of Ukraine “and look forward to the dialogue that TCA expects in the areas of cybersecurity and counter-terrorism.”

    The United Kingdom left the European Union in 2020 following the 2016 Brexit referendum, ending the country’s four decades of membership in the bloc. The protocol was a major source of contention between the two parties.

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