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Antonello Guerrera

@antoguerrera

Aug 2

👀 CHINA EASTERN MILITARY COMMAND: WILL CARRY OUT JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS AROUND #TAIWAN ISLAND FROM AUG 2 EVENING LOCAL TIME - Reuters 👀
#Pelosi

CHINA EASTERN MILITARY COMMAND: WILL CONDUCT JOINT SEA, AIR TRAINING IN AIRSPACE NORTH, SOUTHWEST, SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN ISLAND - Reuters

🔥 CHINA EASTERN MILITARY COMMAND: WILL CONDUCT LONG-RANGE LIVE FIRING IN TAIWAN STRAIT - Reuters 🔥

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Antonello Guerrera

@antoguerrera

Jun 20

My interview with Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

“It’s the EU threatening a new Irish border. Tone-deaf Ireland must choose between the Brexit Protocol and the Good Friday Agreement”

His appeal to Europe for a solution and why Joe Biden should be "more balanced"

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Donaldson on the Northern Ireland bill which rips off the Protocol: "We want to see the government follow through and take this bill forward in Parliament because I think it offers the potential to solve the protocol problem and restore the political institutions under the GFA".

So, is a new election in Northern Ireland inevitable?
Donaldson: “We’re waiting for the bill to progress. And as it progresses, we will consider what differences we'll make in the short term. We want to see the political institutions operating properly in Northern Ireland."

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Antonello Guerrera

@antoguerrera

May 12

NEW. The Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, spoke to Vice President Maroš Šefčovič today (Thursday 12 May) - FCDO

"The Foreign Secretary outlined that the UK's overriding priority is to protect peace and stability in Northern Ireland and said that the Northern Ireland Protocol..."

"...had become the greatest obstacle to forming a Northern Ireland Executive. She also noted that the current situation was causing unacceptable disruption to trade and had created a two-tier system where people in Northern Ireland weren’t being treated the same as..."

"...everyone else in the UK. She reminded Vice President Šefčovič of the importance of defending the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, and said that the Commission bore a responsibility to show more pragmatism and ensure the Protocol delivered on..." #Brexit

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Antonello Guerrera

@antoguerrera

May 11

If the UK really wanted to trigger Art 16 of Brexit protocol, it’d already do so. The fact, unlike previous times, is the UK is in a weaker position than EU, if a trade war erupts. Especially in such turbulent times. EU knows it. But sure NI political stalemate is worrying. 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Yes, the DUP want radical changes to the Protocol for obvious reasons and there is no government without them. However, the new NI Assembly has a majority supporting the Brexit protocol, which would be then extended in 2024 beyond doubt. It's a very tricky position for the UK.

Also, can you imagine the US reaction and Biden's if the UK scraps the #Brexit protocol? Something might happen in the following days. But the UK govt is in a pretty complicated situation on NI, EU knows that and UK will evaluate any further action more carefully than it sounds.

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