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The EU invoked Article 16 of the Northern Irish Protocol which is a temporary emergency closure of the NI border. It was highly reckless given the sensitivity
by kitd 6y ago
The EU invoked Article 16 of the Northern Irish Protocol which is a temporary emergency closure of the NI border.
It was highly reckless given the sensitivity of NI politics.
I have no ill will towards the EU, but they messed up badly with that one.
- estaseuropano 6y agoThey did a stupid mistake and courses corrected within 24h (Froday-Saturday). And it was not a border closure but rather border checks/controls on vaccine exports. Very far from a border closure but of course the British papers blew it up. Shouldn't have happened but really not a big deal and was never a problem in practice.
- kitd 6y agoShouldn't have happened but really not a big deal and was never a problem in practice. You obviously don't have much experience of NI politics. There are plenty who are just waiting for the opportunity to make it a big deal of it. In fact, this is exactly happening at the moment, with a very hard Unionist party (TUV) making significant gains at the expense of moderates, using it as collateral. It is why the Irish PM was one of the first to contact von der Leyen about it. No British involvement there. The Irish know all too well what happens when you kick the wasps' nest.