Excellent as ever.
I was struck by the part on the EU - whether it will continue to try to find flexibilities and compromises, or whether it will start taking a much tougher line. 1/8
I was struck by the part on the EU - whether it will continue to try to find flexibilities and compromises, or whether it will start taking a much tougher line. 1/8
https://twitter.com/chrisgreybrexit/status/1405785730274705408
The post references the Orbanized flavour of the Johnson regime... and the EU faces similar questions as regards both the UK and Poland and Hungary. 2/
The UK is determinedly seeking to avoid its obligations under the NI Protocol, seeking to free itself from the chamber it has gotten itself into. Attempts to enforce the Protocol will be slow and difficult. 3/
Poland and Hungary are threatening the rule of law in a much more profound way. And the question is how far to use the enforcement mechanisms in the Treaties (A258, A7, the budget etc).
https://twitter.com/astroehlein/status/1405752983858548742?s=204/
One key difference is that Hungary and Poland remain EU MS; and it is perhaps easier to take strong action against a third country than against a member state. 5/
But in both cases it is difficult to weigh the consequences of action and inaction. It is important to be alert not only to the law, but also to the politics, and to seek to anticipate how particular decisions will play out. 6/
And, to the extent that evaluations differ between the EU institutions and Govts, it is, as we have seen, difficult to take the tough decisions. 7/
I'm seeing growing signs that patience (with the UK, and (finally) with Poland and Hungary), is beginning to run out. 8/8
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