EU not taking more legal steps against UK over Brexit grace periods for now

The European Union is not preparing further legal steps against Britain for now despite British plans to extend so-called grace periods over Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements, the EU's executive Commission said on Monday.

"At present, the Commission is not moving to the next stage of the infringement procedure launched in March 2021, and is not opening any new infringements for now," it said in a statement.