Brexit: 'Serious consequences' if Article 16 triggered, warns EU
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-59167024
In the wake of Brexit, the UK and EU are still having trouble coming to an agreement for trade. Currently there is a Northern Ireland Protocol put in place by the Brexit term agreements that controls the flow of trade from Great Britain to Ireland. The products from Great Britain are taken to ports in Northern Ireland, and then move across the border into Ireland. The Protocol is causing difficulties for businesses and the EU is attempting to ease checks and and controls for the goods moving into Ireland. These changes have not been accepted by the UK and are causing issues between Great Britain and the EU.
Great Britain has threatened to invoke Article 16, which invoked means that there would be a suspension of goods traveling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. This would lead to significant issues for Ireland, as they would not be receiving any goods from the UK. Irish officials are not fond of the Protocol in the first place but are even less fond of the thought of the UK invoking Article 16. I think that the UK needs to try harder to work the EU, as they were the ones who decided to leave. The United Kingdom knew when it left the EU that they would not be able to easily make new trade deals that benefitted them because the EU needs to crack down on Britain so that other countries don't try to leave as well.
2 comments:
I agree that the UK needs to be more cooperative with the EU. However, I think the reason they may not want to do so is because of how Britain (and the rest of the UK) was able to sustain itself during the colonial era. This may be a reach, but seeing how former British colonies have been suffering post-colonial time, this would be Karma for Britain. They are trying to be as self-sufficient as they were pre-EU time and the harsh reality is that they might not be able to do so.
I agree that the UK may need to be more cooperative with the EU. It is of high importance to keep in good relations with your neighboring countries. I think that it would be a large mistake for the UK to impose this Article 16 for the reason of hindering the relationship between them and Ireland. There is a high possibility that sometime in the future the UK will need help from Ireland in some way, or need one of their goods, and if they damage their relationship this may cause trouble for their future.
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