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Old 20-04-2018, 14:37   #2545
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
This puts Ireland and the EU in a strange position. The UK Government has said it will not install a hard border.

So if there is no agreement and we don't install this hard border, will Ireland, or will the EU make a decision to install it?

I think they are backing themselves into a corner! There will not be a hard border between NI and Ireland. The EU wants to re-think this intransigent approach to the negotiations.

We just need to sit tight and see what happens next.
Nope. If the EU on Ireland's advices rejects the UK's Potteresque solution as the Telgraph suggests it has (not seen it widely reported elsewhere yet but the Telgraph is a reputable source) then the UK has agreed to a customs union between NI and Eire.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
This puts Ireland and the EU in a strange position. The UK Government has said it will not install a hard border.
WTO members like the EU and UK don't get a choice if they want to remain WTO members; both would have to do so if there was no customs union.
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