UK, EU agree on data sharing in step towards resolving N.Ireland trade row

A car drives past a Brexit poster, in Ravensdale, Northern Ireland June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and the European Union reached a data sharing agreement on Monday, in a step towards resolving issues stemming from post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, the two sides said in a joint statement.

The agreement was critical to further talks on the trading regulations known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, British foreign minister James Cleverly and European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said after a meeting in London.