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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
Valid point, however, surely the primary interest of the EU is to protect the sanctity of the EU?
If they were to weaken it potentially leads to issues inside the bloc
They are going to protect their own, and if that means punishing the UK then that's the route I suspect they will take.
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The Greek bailout did not protect the sanctity of the EU, if by that you mean the smooth operation of its various rules and procedures by adherence to laws and treaties. It was explicitly forbidden, but they did it anyway, because it served a purpose which was clearly held to be more important - the restoration of the Greek economy to a healthy, functioning state.
Likewise, a solution to the requirement for an open border on the island of Ireland may not protect the sanctity of the EU in strict terms, but I suspect when it comes to it the healthy functioning of the economy of a member state, in this case Ireland, will be weighed and judged to be more important.