LONDON, 27 FEB – The charter signed today by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is called the “Windsor Framework”. of the North. Sunak himself made this known in the joint press conference, speaking of “a decisive turning point” capable in his words of both keeping the borders open with the Republic of Ireland as envisaged by the peace treaty of Good Friday and eliminating any barrier in transit domestic goods between Ulster and the rest of the UK. The ‘Windsor Framework’ offers “strong safeguards that will protect the integrity of the single market”. This was stated by the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the press conference, specifying that the agreement “respects and protects our respective markets and interests”. The president also underlined the fact that thanks to the agreement the same food will be available in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK and there will be permanently the same availability of medicines. (HANDLE).
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