New hope for the Northern Ireland Protocol?

EU chief negotiator Maroš Šefčovič and on the British facet UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris reportedly reached an settlement on sharing knowledge concerning the motion of products between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at a gathering on Monday. In a joint assertion the deal was hailed as a “new foundation” for talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol. Commentators are optimistic.