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Ireland's government came under further pressure on Wednesday to explain how its border with British-run Northern Ireland would be managed if Britain leaves the European Union without a withdrawal ...
"The backstop is an insurance to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland unless and until an alternative is found", Tusk tweeted. [77] Irish government "sources" considered "The very purpose of the backstop is to maintain the status quo, by ensuring free movement and no hard Border on the island of Ireland; which is central to the GFA.
Ireland will not impose any restrictions along its now open border with British-run Northern Ireland if Britain quits the EU without a deal but will need to take "some action somewhere" to protect ...
For the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, his proposal would entail customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic (potentially assisted by technology implemented distantly from the border) but no product and safety standard checks within the island of Ireland. [95] This was rejected by the EU. [96]
The Irish Sea border is an informal term for the trade border between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.It was specified by the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit withdrawal agreement (February 2020), was refined by the Joint Committee in December 2020, [1] and came into effect on 1 January 2021 following the end of the Brexit transition period.
A no-deal Brexit would have made the UK no longer party to the Motor Insurance Directive. According to Irish no deal preparedness plans, [66] Green Cards would have been required by for British motorists wishing to travel to the EU (and vice versa) – an issue that will particularly affect the heavily traversed Irish border. [67]
There was a telling moment Wednesday when, after the border package was clearly headed to the trash heap, House Speaker Mike Johnson tweeted that the president “must immediately use his ...
If Northern Ireland left the EU on terms negotiated between the UK government and the EU October–November 2018 LucidTalk [51] 1,334 55% 42% 3% – 13% No deal scenario October–November 2018 LucidTalk [51] 1,334 29% 60% 11% – 31% If the UK remained an EU member state September 2018 OFOC/Deltapoll [52] 52% 39% 9%: 13%