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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
So Ireland is getting half a billion of funding to link to the French energy network by passing Britain, weren't we told this was project fear and would never happen, be intetesting to see what else comes to pass...
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Plans started in July 2016, although feasibility studies started the year before(April 2015 ie before the referendum). Won't be finished before 2025, so Brexit irrelevant.
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In July 2016, then French President, François Hollande and An Taoiseach Enda Kenny launched the current Initial Design and Pre-Consultation phase of the Celtic Interconnector.
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France has a large surplus of energy, courtesy of nuclear power and exports it to the UK amongst others.
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Large volumes of nuclear generation in France made the country Europe’s biggest exporter of electricity in the first 11 months of the year, according to new research.
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Connections to the UK will still be there.
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Separately, there is a planned north-south interconnector that is pencilled to go ahead notwithstanding Brexit.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Divergence really depends on what trade deal we strike with the EU. The more trade with the EU you want, the less divergence you can get.
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"level playing field" is very different to product standards. In no way would other countries submit to an EU defined and
imposed "level playing field". Does China have a "level playing field" with the EU?