29/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission confirmed on Thursday 29 July that it had decided not to proceed “at this stage” with the second stage of the infringement proceedings launched against the UK in March over the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, nor to activate the arbitration mechanisms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, as some media had reported earlier in the week (see EUROPE B12678A1). Commission Vice-President Maros Šefčovič and UK Minister David...