The European Union has launched fresh legal action against the UK for failing to comply with the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit treaty, just over a day after the UK government’s plan to scrap part of the protocol won approval in the House of Commons.
The European Commission triggered four new infringement procedures against the UK on July 22. It argued it was forced to act because the UK has been unwilling to take part in “meaningful discussion” over the protocol since February.
The commission accused the UK of failing to comply with customs requirements, not imposing E.U. rules on VAT for e-commerce, and failures over rules on alcohol excise duties….