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MNI BRIEF: Can’t Exclude Tariffs If UK Bill Passed-EU Sefcovic

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A trade war with the UK cannot be excluded if the UK Parliament passes legislation to scrap the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU Vice President Maros Sefcovic said Wednesday.

Asked whether the EU would impose tariffs on the UK and suspend the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Sefcovic replied “If it becomes law, I can’t exclude anything.”

But the commissioner added that the Commission would also continue to work for a “long-term solution based on the law” and again rejected any renegotiation of the NIP.

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