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Press release: Northern Ireland Protocol, 16 January 2023: joint statement from the Foreign Secretary and Vice President Šef?ovi?

Northern Ireland Office

January 16
14:10 2023

European Commission Vice-President Maro ef?ovi?, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris met via video conference today to discuss the work on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland since their last meeting on 9 January.

The 2 sides discussed the range of existing challenges over the last 2 years and the need to find solutions together to tackle comprehensively the real-life concerns of all communities in Northern Ireland and protect both Northern Irelands place in the UKs internal market and the integrity of the EUs Single Market.

They agreed that this scoping work for potential solutions should continue in a constructive and collaborative spirit, taking careful account of each others legitimate interests.

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