Would add to this excellent thread the point that using Article 16 as a response to complaints about Article 10 (as suggested by @eastantrimmp in the debate on the Subsidy Control Bill on Wednesday) is a non-starter.
https://twitter.com/usherwood/status/1441292264265826311
The (relevant) threshold for using it is “serious economic difficulties that are likely to persist”. But it’s hard to see how such an argument could run in relation to Article 10.
The bottom line on Article 10 is that it requires certain measures to be approved by the Commission. But the Commission is able to take account of any “difficulties” to NI’s economy that the measure is designed to deal with in deciding whether to grant approval.
It’s therefore very hard to see how a “serious difficulties” case could get off the ground as a justification for using Article 16 to suspend the operation of Article 10.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
