Brexit ‘Sausage War’ Moves Closer to Resolution
- Sefcovic says envoys should back extra N. Ireland grace period
- Bloc agrees in principle to U.K. request for more time
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European governments have agreed in principle to extend the grace period for British firms selling chilled meats to Northern Ireland, bringing the so-called “sausage war” Brexit dispute a step closer to resolution.
The European Commission’s vice president Maros Sefcovic has advised diplomats from the bloc’s 27 member states to agree to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s request for extra time to work on the fraught question of trade rules for Northern Ireland, according to officials familiar with the talks.