Brexit in chaos

BREXIT IN CHAOS: Ireland demands border assurances BEFORE trade talks can begin

IRISH officials are demanding concrete assurances over the Northern Ireland border question before Britain and the European Union can discuss trade, according to a leaked Brexit document.

By Will Kirby

PUBLISHED: 07:09, Fri, Nov 10, 2017 | UPDATED: 10:29, Fri, Nov 10, 2017

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The Irish border remains a critical policy area where both sides of the negotiations fail to agree, along with citizens’ rights and the Brexit divorce bill.
It had been thought the issue of how to avoid a hard Irish border when Britain leaves the EU single market and customs union had been set aside until further progress was made on the future trading deal between Britain and Brussels, given the interlinked nature of the relationship.
However, the leaked document now reveals Dublin wants concrete assurances about the future of the Irish border before any trade talks can go ahead.
The news will come as a bitter blow to Theresa May and the UK Government, who are keen to move on to trade discussions as soon as possible in order to allay businesses’ fears about the post-Brexit future.

 

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Irish officials are demanding clarity over the border concerns before any trade talks can begin

The one-page European Commission paper, dubbed ‘Dialogue on Ireland/Northern Ireland’ and seen by the Telegraph, says that in order to preserve the Good Friday Agreement peace deal, the Brexit divorce deal must take into account “the integrity of the internal market and the customs union”, given Ireland’s continued membership.
The Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney has also admitted there “is a way to go” on the border issue before talks can turn to trade.
Asked if Ireland will veto moving on to the next stage of Brexit talks, Mr Coveney gave no assurances and simply said talk of individual member states vetoing the decision to move forward was “not helpful at this stage”.
The leaked document concludes the UK must ensure “no emergence of regulatory divergence” from the rules of the EU single market and the customs union which are “necessary for North South co-operation, the all-island economy and the protection of the Good Friday Agreement”.

 

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