Windsor Framework

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The Windsor Framework is a post-Brexit agreement between the UK and the EU that revises the Northern Ireland Protocol to ease trade frictions while preserving an open border on the island of Ireland.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UK–EU agreement
international agreement
post-Brexit agreement
addresses application of EU law in Northern Ireland
customs checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain
governance of the Northern Ireland Protocol
regulatory barriers to trade within the UK internal market
aimsTo ease trade frictions between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
preserve an open border on the island of Ireland
protect the Good Friday Agreement
reduce checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
announcedAtLocation Windsor, England
announcedBy Rishi Sunak
Ursula von der Leyen
announcedOn 2023-02-27
appliesTo Northern Ireland
basedOn UK–EU Joint Committee decisions under the Withdrawal Agreement
countryInvolved Ireland
United Kingdom
enteredPoliticalDebateIn European Parliament
Northern Ireland Assembly
United Kingdom Parliament
goal provide a stable, long-term basis for post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland
hasShortName Windsor Agreement
includes Stormont brake mechanism
introduces green lane for goods staying in Northern Ireland
red lane for goods moving on to the EU single market
language English
legalForm set of joint UK–EU decisions and legal instruments
modifies role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Northern Ireland-related disputes
organizationInvolved European Union
partOf Brexit process
politicalContext concerns of unionist parties in Northern Ireland
disputes over implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol
preserves Northern Ireland’s access to the EU single market for goods
unfettered trade across the Irish land border
replacesInPractice original implementation arrangements of the Northern Ireland Protocol
requires adoption of measures by EU institutions
changes to UK domestic legislation
revises Northern Ireland Protocol
sectoralImpact agri-food trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
medicines supply to Northern Ireland
parcel movements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
pets travel between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
seeksTo balance UK internal market integrity with EU single market protection
reduce political tensions over the Northern Ireland Protocol
StormontBrakeAllows Northern Ireland Assembly to object to certain new EU goods rules

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