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Brexit threats not helpful in solving N.Ireland problems, says EU

Published 26/09/2021, 09:54
Updated 26/09/2021, 09:55
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: EU Commissioner Financial Services, Stability and the Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness speaks at a news conference in Brussels, Belgium January 19, 2021 at the European Union headquarters. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS/File Phot

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union warned Britain on Sunday that triggering a safeguard clause in its Brexit deal governing trade with Northern Ireland was "not helpful" and the country should instead pursue solutions.

"I don't think that that is the first approach, we should try and find solutions. I think threats are not helpful and I think Article 16 is used in very extreme circumstances," EU financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

Article 16 of the Northern Irish protocol, which covers post-Brexit trade between Britain and Northern Ireland, details so-called safeguard measures, which allow either party to take unilateral action if there is an unexpected negative effect arising from the agreement.

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the UK should remove all border check between the mainland and NI, and NI and Ireland. if the EU want border check then they should impose them on Ireland to EU.this can be policed without formal checks and lots of paperwork. obviously a small minority would exploit it, but the saving in beuracracy could be used to police the abusers of the system allowing law abiding company to get their work done efficiently
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