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Understanding of UK’s position on the Irish protocol is changing in the EU.
The original view was that the UK was “playing hardball” to extract advantages & “appease domestic voter base”.
This view is now considered to have been a false reading of UK govt’s policy…
Understanding of UK’s position on the Irish protocol is changing in the EU.
The original view was that the UK was “playing hardball” to extract advantages & “appease domestic voter base”.
This view is now considered to have been a false reading of UK govt’s policy…
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Emerging EU view now is that Johnson simply doesn’t want a Northern Ireland that can extract benefits from a compromise status which gives NI advantages over restUK due to a negotiated aligned position with EU.
As this would offer a template of successful EU-UK relationship.
Emerging EU view now is that Johnson simply doesn’t want a Northern Ireland that can extract benefits from a compromise status which gives NI advantages over restUK due to a negotiated aligned position with EU.
As this would offer a template of successful EU-UK relationship.
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The debate in EU has been whether UK policy was merely “tactics” playing hardball to extract your extra benefits - or a “strategy” to reach a set final objective.
Turns out neither might be true & instead a permanent awkward dysfunctional status quo may be the real aim.
The debate in EU has been whether UK policy was merely “tactics” playing hardball to extract your extra benefits - or a “strategy” to reach a set final objective.
Turns out neither might be true & instead a permanent awkward dysfunctional status quo may be the real aim.
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If true then EU may have to recalibrate it’s policy as it might not be dealing with a state that wants to maximise benefits from negotiations.
Instead the point from UK side may merely be to keep dysfunctional negotiations going while creating a “narrative of EU bullying”.
If true then EU may have to recalibrate it’s policy as it might not be dealing with a state that wants to maximise benefits from negotiations.
Instead the point from UK side may merely be to keep dysfunctional negotiations going while creating a “narrative of EU bullying”.
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