NEW: The agreement on NI Protocol solutions will involve EU officials working in co-working offices, on “hot desks”, but no permanent office, acc to source
EU customs officials from different member states will rotate spells in NI, but critically member states will have access to U.K. customs databases to monitor how the Protocol is being implemented from their own capitals
The supermarkets issue will be dealt with through derogations.
Sausages, mince, pies etc will be permitted with special labelling (ie to be consumed only in NI), but only for a while. After that, I’m told, they’ll have to source such products from NI or the South