The EU has reversed its decision to temporarily override part of the Brexit deal amid an ongoing row over Covid vaccine supplies in the bloc.
The move could have seen checks at the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland to prevent shipments entering the UK.
The Brussels U-turn came hours after it was announced, following condemnation from London, Dublin and Belfast.
The plans had been part of the EU's new export controls on vaccines, to combat delivery shortfalls.
It is the latest development in a deepening dispute over delays to the production and distribution of Covid vaccines across the EU
The move could have seen checks at the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland to prevent shipments entering the UK.
The Brussels U-turn came hours after it was announced, following condemnation from London, Dublin and Belfast.
The plans had been part of the EU's new export controls on vaccines, to combat delivery shortfalls.
It is the latest development in a deepening dispute over delays to the production and distribution of Covid vaccines across the EU
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