this unilateral changes to the protocol North Irelandpresented by the Government this Monday Boris Johnson They give great powers to British ministers to suspend this part of the Brexit deal on their own. Seeking to reaffirm his leadership among members of the Conservative Party’s toughest wing after recent domestic disapproval, Johnson argues the changes do not affect international legality and are “trivial”. Multiple voices to blame United Kingdom breaking the law.
this The European Union has already warned London there will be consequences. Before presenting the text, British foreign secretary Liz Truss called Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the European Commission, and her Irish counterpart Simon Coveny. This is the changesFar from solving the problems, it will create new uncertainties and damages.Sefcovic also spoke of the “formula of uncertainty”. He insisted that any alleged cancellation of the protocol unilaterally would “harm common confidence” and that the EU “offers functional solutions” to lessen the impact of Brexit in Northern Ireland.
dual channel
At the Government’s proposal, goods shipped from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) exclusively to Northern Ireland may do so in the so-called “green channel”, without any control boundary. parallel there would be a “red channel” For products destined to expire in the Republic of Ireland and hence the European Union. Only the latter will be subject to EU rules. Two different regulation models.
Another suggested change, taxes and in particular VAT. The nature of the current agreement reveals that some economic decisions cannot be implemented in Northern Ireland as it is in the Single Market. Moreover The supervisory role of the EU Court of Justice disappearsAs requested by the European skeptics of the European Studies Group. The legislation that Johnson maneuvered with divided MPs and Conservative members of the House of Lords. Some groups are willing to torpedo the process, which could take more than a year.
multiple echo
The project pits the Government of London against the European Union and the United States Democratic Administration, which is keeping an eye on the Good Friday Agreement. The Prime Minister tried to downplay the importance of the treaty changes by calling them, misleadingly. “trivial adjustments” and “relatively simple” reform, to remove “unnecessary bureaucratic barriers”. Peace-making is a priority in Northern Ireland, he repeats. However, the majority (58%) of the House members governing Northern Ireland signed an open letter to Johnson rejecting the new protocol law “in the strongest possible terms”. Northern Irish businessmen also condemn the confrontation implied by such an undertaking.
Sinn Féin, the party that won the most votes in the last regional elections in Northern Ireland, accuses Johnson of acting unilaterally, eroding the peace deal, threatening stability in the province. Its president, Mary Lou McDonald, insists the protocol works and only needs to polish some mechanisms in a negotiated way. “The Tory Government violating international law is to cause great harm to the economy of the north.to the Irish economy,” he said.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is paralyzing the joint government in Northern Ireland until the protocol is changed. Trade unionists argue that any difference between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK threat to them and their political core. The Protocol implies that the EU has the final word, with European laws directly affecting the EU and to which they are subject. For Northern Irish businesses, those most affected by the rise in costs and the bureaucratic bureaucracy are those with the greatest supply from the UK.