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A very brief thread on how the #deal looks from N. Ireland.
In NI we're looking both east/west & north/south, as well as across to the wider EU.
[It is brief because I'm just going on the ltd EU info that we have
And because it's Xmas Eve, obvs
]
1/6
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/eu-uk_trade_and_cooperation_agreement-a_new_relationship_with_big_changes-brochure.pdf
In NI we're looking both east/west & north/south, as well as across to the wider EU.
[It is brief because I'm just going on the ltd EU info that we have
And because it's Xmas Eve, obvs
]1/6
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/eu-uk_trade_and_cooperation_agreement-a_new_relationship_with_big_changes-brochure.pdf
You know this already, but:
The #Protocol means NI-EU mvnt of goods remains as it is at the moment in terms of paperwork.
But it also means GB-NI mvnt of goods is like a mini version of what happens GB-EU.
ie.
GB-EU friction/divergence, the âharderâ the Irish Sea Border
2/6
The #Protocol means NI-EU mvnt of goods remains as it is at the moment in terms of paperwork.
But it also means GB-NI mvnt of goods is like a mini version of what happens GB-EU.
ie.
GB-EU friction/divergence, the âharderâ the Irish Sea Border2/6
The #Deal means fewer goods considered âat riskâ, which is a huge relief re: tariffs GB-NI.
But the âfrictionâ arising from SM rules, esp agri-food, is not much relieved by this deal.
Mitigations agreed last wk are the biggest help (for now).
3/6 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9102/
But the âfrictionâ arising from SM rules, esp agri-food, is not much relieved by this deal.
Mitigations agreed last wk are the biggest help (for now).
3/6 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9102/
For N/S cross-border cooperation: social security coordination will help, & agmt on policing & judicial coop is vital ()
There'll be gaps (e.g. AV services) that might need considered through the #Protocol
The CTA helps with MRQs but not much else.
4/6 https://committees.parliament.uk/work/534/crossborder-cooperation-on-policing-security-and-criminal-justice-after-brexit/publications/
)There'll be gaps (e.g. AV services) that might need considered through the #Protocol
The CTA helps with MRQs but not much else.
4/6 https://committees.parliament.uk/work/534/crossborder-cooperation-on-policing-security-and-criminal-justice-after-brexit/publications/
Reassuring that #ECHR commitment (core to the 1998 Agmt) is not just in the NI/IRL #Protocol but also in the #Deal, with UK to "protect & give domestic effect to fundamental #rights".
Many things (mainly acronyms!) not mentioned in info so far... Well, we'll see in the text.
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Many things (mainly acronyms!) not mentioned in info so far... Well, we'll see in the text.
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