The European Union has pushed back against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson&...
BRUSSELS - The European Union has pushed back against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s assertion that a new Brexit deal was in the making.
The EU demands that London proposes specific written proposals if it wants to replace the backstop, while the U.K. side says it is unwilling to reveal its hand too early. With agri-food items making up around a third of goods crossing the sensitive Irish border, that could solve part of the puzzle in a positive scenario, but not all of it.
The EU stresses the U.K. side admitted those “alternative arrangements” it is proposing, which would mostly be based on technology , would not be immediately operable after Oct. 31. The EU said, however, that given Britain’s declared aim to move away from the bloc’s regulations, UK companies might not be eligible or additional compliance checks would be needed.
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