Regarding the imposition of tariffs or other retaliatory measures toward the UK, Šefčovič also said that “if this draft bill becomes the law, then I cannot exclude anything.”
Johnson and his ministers have been tight-lipped on the details the protocol legislation will propose, saying only that the changes are minor and within the bounds of international law.
Though the election of Sinn Fein may signal a shift in Northern Irish politics, old tensions still continue to surface.
Dissatisfaction with the protocol has been growing among Unionists and in parts of the UK outside of Northern Ireland. Now the polemics of the protocol have conflated with Northern Irish politics.
