"The Caribbean doppelgänger of the Irish border"
This story about Anguilla & #Brexit is fascinating and underreported.
And relevant for 🇳🇱.
Why? Anguilla and its citizens rely HEAVILY on Sint Maarten and St Eustatius, both are Dutch municipalities
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mycountryeurope.com/politics/brexi…
This story about Anguilla & #Brexit is fascinating and underreported.
And relevant for 🇳🇱.
Why? Anguilla and its citizens rely HEAVILY on Sint Maarten and St Eustatius, both are Dutch municipalities
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mycountryeurope.com/politics/brexi…
Anguilla: pop. 14.000, is a British Overseas Territory
It gets 90% of its fuel (which it needs for energy and fresh water) from St Eustatius.
Main travel hub is Sint Maarten. It has the only airport for long-haul flights.
FR-administered Saint-Martin is the medical hub.
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It gets 90% of its fuel (which it needs for energy and fresh water) from St Eustatius.
Main travel hub is Sint Maarten. It has the only airport for long-haul flights.
FR-administered Saint-Martin is the medical hub.
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Look, I drew a map!
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Now imagine what happens on Jan 1, 2021:
- transit-visas whenever an Anguillan wants to visit family in UK, or vice versa (because arriving from Sint Maarten)
- due to visas, EU tourists might now give Anguilla a pass
- can Anguillans still access medical care St Martin?
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- transit-visas whenever an Anguillan wants to visit family in UK, or vice versa (because arriving from Sint Maarten)
- due to visas, EU tourists might now give Anguilla a pass
- can Anguillans still access medical care St Martin?
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In the event of No Deal, this obviously gets more difficult.
Will fuel prices spike in Anguilla?
And what about police & justice cooperation:
The 5km stretch of water between Caribbean UK and Caribbean EU (NL/ FR) will be very interesting for smugglers.
WTO tariffs etc
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Will fuel prices spike in Anguilla?
And what about police & justice cooperation:
The 5km stretch of water between Caribbean UK and Caribbean EU (NL/ FR) will be very interesting for smugglers.
WTO tariffs etc
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And we know that St Maarten/ St Martin already has some "challenges" on the law enforcement front.
Here's Interpol:
interpol.int/en/Who-we-are/…
and there are links to the Italian mafia:
occrp.org/en/daily/5894-…
Here's Interpol:
interpol.int/en/Who-we-are/…
and there are links to the Italian mafia:
occrp.org/en/daily/5894-…
In other words, while everyone focuses on LPF, Fish, governance and the NI Protocol, spare a thought for #Brexit & the Caribbean...
...because I'm not sure the negotiators are.
p.s. big shout-out to @DavidHenigUK for bringing this to my attention.
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...because I'm not sure the negotiators are.
p.s. big shout-out to @DavidHenigUK for bringing this to my attention.
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Oops, I forgot the trade dimension.
Cargo flights for Anguilla will transit through Sint Maarten.
Sint Maarten is also the main transshipment hub for water-based trade.
In event of No Deal: expect delays & possibly tariffs on goods destined for Anguilla.
Cargo flights for Anguilla will transit through Sint Maarten.
Sint Maarten is also the main transshipment hub for water-based trade.
In event of No Deal: expect delays & possibly tariffs on goods destined for Anguilla.
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