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
ec.europa.eu/info/sites/inf…
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
ec.europa.eu/info/sites/inf…
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 ‘harder’ 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 ‘harder’ the Irish Sea Border
2/6
The #Deal means fewer goods considered ‘at risk’, which is a huge relief re: tariffs GB-NI.
🛃
But the ‘friction’ 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
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…
🛃
But the ‘friction’ 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
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…
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
committees.parliament.uk/work/534/cross…
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
committees.parliament.uk/work/534/cross…
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.
5/6
Finally, we mustn’t lose sight of the biggest ‘win’-
VDL described the UK as a "trusted partner" today.
The UK-EU relationship is fundamental to NI's future, inc. the balanced operation of the #Protocol.
(Re)building trust will be essential.
The #Deal is a vital start🤝
6/6
VDL described the UK as a "trusted partner" today.
The UK-EU relationship is fundamental to NI's future, inc. the balanced operation of the #Protocol.
(Re)building trust will be essential.
The #Deal is a vital start🤝
6/6
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