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The UK and EU co-chaired the tenth meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Northern Ireland Protocol, held by videoconference on 8 March 2022. The UK and EU delegations—including representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive and EU Member States, respectively—took stock of the progress made towards facilitating the implementation of the Protocol, as well as the activity of the Joint Consultative Working Group. In their joint statement, both parties stressed their ‘ongoing determination to ensure that outstanding issues in the context of the Protocol are addressed, and durable solutions are found as soon as possible’. The importance of further engagement with business groups, civil society and other stakeholders in Northern Ireland was also reiterated, with the UK and EU committing to further joint engagements.
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