Many of the trading barriers that now exist post-Brexit between the EU and the UK will inevitably continue for the foreseeable future. Such friction is an unavoidable consequence of Britain leaving the EU - vividly demonstrated by the attempted implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
Logic therefore demands that additional cross-Channel barriers are minimised while the new EU-UK relationship evolves.
Following its exit from the European Union, the UK ceased to be a membe...
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Already a member? Login hereMary Honeyball was a British Labour MEP for London from 2000 to 2019. During her 19 years in Brussels, she serves on various delegations and committees, including the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs. Stefano Stefanini is a former Italian diplomat who served as deputy diplomatic advisor to the Italian president, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, and Italian permanent representative to Nato in Brussels from 2007 to 2010.
Mary Honeyball was a British Labour MEP for London from 2000 to 2019. During her 19 years in Brussels, she serves on various delegations and committees, including the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs. Stefano Stefanini is a former Italian diplomat who served as deputy diplomatic advisor to the Italian president, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, and Italian permanent representative to Nato in Brussels from 2007 to 2010.