July 1, 2021 by archyde
If its name can make you smile, this conflict has refreshed even more relations between Brussels and London, already severely damaged. Finally, the two camps decide to take a step aside: the British government and the European Union reached an agreement in extremis on Wednesday in the “sausage war” by postponing for three months certain post-Brexit measures for the North Ireland. The deal will allow Britain to continue shipping chilled meat to the British province until September 30, such as English sausages, which otherwise would have been banned from July 1.
“We are delighted that we were able to achieve a reasonable extension for chilled meat sent from Britain to Northern Ireland,” UK Secretary of State for Brexit David Frost said in a statement. “This is a positive first step, but we still need to find a permanent solution” because “Northern Ireland is an integral part of the UK and its consumers should be able to enjoy products bought in Britain for years to come”. For its part, the EU has insisted that this agreement is “temporary” and that it comes with “strong conditions”.