Paphitis wrote:Pyrpolizer wrote:Paphitis wrote:Good luck with that one.
The Northern Irish are hellbent to remain with Britain. There is a lot of sectarian troubles between them and the Catholics.
The entire issue is that they want to remain with Britain but they also don't want to see a hard border.
That issue has already been resolved with checkpoints for fright trucks conducted far away from the crossings.
It has not been resolved ! Ireland said it would try that procedure (checks away from the border) but it is not certain whether it would be effective. There's a risk for them too, because if it won't be effective, it will jeopardize the integrity of the single market, and will most certainly lead to checks of Irish products on the way into France, Germany or Belgium.
The EU on the other hand claimed that all proposals so far are "non operational".
Notice that the original proposal of the EU was for Northern Ireland alone remaining in the EU's single market and customs union, leaving Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) free to strike trade deals. However DUP - a Northern Ireland unionist party that propped up Theresa May's minority Conservative government - objected to this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ir ... s-44615404
What are you talking about it's not going to be effective.
Why wouldn't it be effective?
In addition, that would be a problem for the EU.
Britain will help but the integrity of the Single Market does not sound like a problem for Britain.
Britain just wants out. Northern Ireland is part of the UK.
Therefore, EU will need to strive to protect its single market integrity for whatever that means. trucks can be inspected away from the border and as discussed and everyone is happy.
It will solve most of the backstop problem by having the border between N.Ireland and the mainland U.K. at the Irish Sea. This way there can be normal control on goods and personnel going both directions. NI in essence would become detached from mainland U.K. DUP is no longer a factor to prop up BJ’s government since he no longer has the majority, so in effect he tell the DUP to take a hike in order to avoid no deal Brexit to get a deal with the EU. This will be better than no control in Ireland, no border in Ireland and no sectarian violence between the sides.