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EU: UK could jeopardize peace in Northern Ireland with proposed law changes

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London, Sep 10 (EFE), (Camer: Facundo Arrizabalaga).- The European Union on Thursday urged the United Kingdom’s government to backtrack on proposed legislation that could override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, saying it would breach international law and jeopardize peace in Northern Ireland.The vice-president of the EU Commission Maroš Šefcovic held an emergency meeting with Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove in London to discuss the implications of the UK government’s internal markets bill, which includes proposals to alter the so-called Protocol on Northern Ireland, a mechanism to safeguard the soft border on the island of Ireland.FOOTAGE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’S CHIEF BREXIT NEGOTIATOR MICHEL BARNIER IN LONDON, WHERE HE IS TAKING PART IN THE POST-BREXIT TRADE TALKS.

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