UK and EU reach new Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has struck a new post-Brexit trade rules deal for Northern Ireland with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, according to a news release. Reuters And BBC.

The agreement reached aims to ease tensions that have arisen over the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU in 2020. It is expected to ease the control of goods from the UK to EU border Northern Ireland and give the Irish authorities a say in EU rules. which she must comply.

After the talks, Sunak and von der Leyen are to hold a joint press conference, after which the British prime minister will address members of the House of Commons.

As Bloomberg reported earlier in February, Sunak privately asked ministers and officials to prepare a plan to restore the country’s relations with the European Union. According to the publication, they should prepare proposals on how the UK can work more closely with the EU countries in the defense and migration areas, as well as trade, energy, etc. Bloomberg notes that this decision was partly taken by Sunak under the influence of the consequences of the special operation in Ukraine .

The UK held a referendum on leaving the EU on June 23, 2016. Then 51.9% of Britons voted to leave the union. The process of agreeing on the parameters of further trade relations with the EU took the parties several years. Formally, the UK left the union on February 1, 2020, the transition period was completed on January 1, 2021.