The EU Publishes a Plan to Keep Northern Ireland in the Single Market

• 02.28.2018, 16:50
•  Europe,  World

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The EU has published its plan to effectively keep Northern Ireland in the single market and customs union after Brexit, in a 120-page draft withdrawal agreement, The Guardian reports.

The territory of Northern Ireland would be considered part of the EU’s customs territory after Brexit, with checks required on goods coming in from the rest of the UK, under the text produced by the European commission.

"A common regulatory area comprising the Union and the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland is hereby established," the draft says. "The common regulatory area shall constitute an area without internal borders in which the free movement of goods is ensured and North-South cooperation protect."