The EU has provisionally agreed all new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger, a move it says will benefit consumers. Under the current post-Brexit arrangements, the regulation would apply to Northern Ireland, according to EU and UK officials. The treaty works by keeping Northern Ireland inside the EU’s single market for goods, while the rest of the UK is outside it. The UK government says it is not “currently considering” copying European Union plans for a common charging cable. How has the Brexit affected the European markets ?

