The Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Michael Roth, delivers a speech on the preparation of an EU strategy on vaccination against the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in the European Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium, 16 December 2020. John Thys / Swimming Pool via REUTERS
On Tuesday, Germany urged Britain to adhere to the entire Brexit divorce deal after the European Union initiated legal action for unilateral actions from London to Northern Ireland.
“It remains crucial that all parts of the withdrawal agreement are fully implemented, including the protocol on Northern Ireland,” German European Minister Michael Roth said before a meeting with his counterparts in the EU.
The rules agreed in the protocol are key to preserving the successes of the peace process in Northern Ireland, he told reporters.
“We now need to agree on a binding timetable for the full implementation of the protocol,” Roth said.
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