of the channel for businesses? bringing goods into northern ireland from great britain has become much more difficult under the brexit arrangements. we more difficult under the brexit arrangements. more difficult under the brexit arrangements. more difficult under the brexit arranuements. ~ . ~ ., . arrangements. we went back for a consignment arrangements. we went back for a consignment of arrangements. we went back for a consignment of goods, arrangements. we went back for a consignment of goods, that s - arrangements. we went back for a consignment of goods, that s the l consignment of goods, that s the paperwork that we had to produce. under the protocol and 2021 this is the paperwork. it under the protocol and 2021 this is the paperwork- under the protocol and 2021 this is the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this on the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this on one the paperwork. it could be multiple l
federal level there is only so much they can do and they are hoping once this announcement is made that this will potentially prompt additional retailers long haul trucking firms and rail operators to act so that the global. until the global supply chain starts working nonstop. thank you very much. as and when we hearfrom president biden thank you very much. as and when we hear from president biden we will come back to washington. let s return to the eu s proposals to reduce tensions with britain over how part of the brexit agreement, concerning northern ireland, operates. the measures include slashing red tape and reducing checks on goods and medicines between the british mainland and northern ireland. here s our ireland correspondent emma vardy. could this be the light at the end
shortage of shipping containers and truck drivers and rail operators and that sort of thing. all of this is coming together to cause this problem. generally speaking this is a problem that is happening when the world is trying to reopen. it s not just americans, obviously people around the world up and stuck it on for so long and instead of going out and spending they are buying things, getting them delivered at home. and that triggered this import avalanche. in orderfor that triggered this import avalanche. in order for that to go smoothly you need the supply chain to work nonstop. you ve got this massive backlog of goods that are not making it to peoples homes and on the shelves. it could become a problem for president biden which is weiss trying to get on top of this, which is why he s holding this round table with company leaders at some point this afternoon. point this afternoon. presumably he started to it point this afternoon. presumably he started to it now point this afte
between great britain and northern ireland. gb companies that are supplying smaller quantities to northern ireland are simply saying, why should i bother? cor! what a year! let s try to make christmas a little brighter, shall we? i marks & spencer said it won t be sending some christmas products over the irish sea because of the red tape and there was due to be a ban on the british banger being brought into northern ireland, as chilled meats cannot be imported under eu rules. but the eu has indicated it will now reduce the paperwork. the proposals are understood to include a unique agreement on food to reduce checks on food and drink products moving over the irish sea, an arrangement to allow the sale of chilled meats to continue and the eu said it will change its laws to solve the problems which are posing a threat to the supply of medicines in northern ireland. it is this robust package of practical, imaginative solutions we can continue to implement the protocol on ireland,
it means checks are needed on live animals and certain products like chilled meats which cross the irish sea from great britain. that s because as part of the post brexit agreement, northern ireland has remained in the eu s single market for goods so that the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland can be kept open and check free. but it means a new trade border has been created in the irish sea, and that has angered unionists who say it undermines northern ireland s place in the uk. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in belfast. so, what it is the eu proposing to do to resolve this? well, sophie, this all relates to what happens when lorries roll off the ferries here at belfast port, and for companies that are filling in paperwork all over the uk. now, the eu is offering to cut down some of that red tape and some of that bureaucracy and reduce the need for so many checks on goods, on products arriving over the irish sea here.