EU proposes easing controls on British trade to N. Ireland

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at the Port of Belfast, Northern Ireland January 2, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union offered Britain a package of measures to ease the transit of goods to Northern Ireland, but it looked unlikely to end tensions over post-Brexit trading rules for the province as it stopped short of the overhaul that London has demanded.

The EU's executive said the measures https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/whats-eu-plan-future-britain-to-nireland-trade-2021-10-13 could halve customs paperwork and cut checks on meat, dairy and other food products coming to Northern Ireland from mainland Britain by 80%. New EU rules would ensure the flow of medicines, notably generics, was not disturbed.