London, Feb 16 (EFE).- The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, aspires to present a final agreement with the European Union (EU) on the controversial Protocol for Northern Ireland to his government cabinet next Tuesday, as revealed today the newspaper “The Times”.
The British head of government plans to inform the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the main force critical of the Protocol, which keeps the formation of an autonomous Executive in the region blocked until the problems that arise are resolved. in their eyes the current arrangements generate, detailed the newspaper.
“The Guardian” notes that Sunak plans to make the agreement public “next week, probably on Tuesday”, although he qualifies that the calendar could be modified if the prime minister fails to close the last “fringes” with the EU over the weekend .
The British president plans to meet with the President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, which is also attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, among other European leaders.
The British newspaper assures that “a new path” has been agreed regarding the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Northern Ireland, one of the thorniest issues in the negotiation.
This path includes the creation of a new arbitration panel and a greater role for the Northern Irish courts in matters such as food and agriculture standards, according to “The Guardian”, while “The Times” has ensured that the CJEU will only intervene when the courts locals refer cases to you. EFE
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