Weeks after the completed Brexit, the situation on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland remains opaque.
That is why Great Britain is now making a request to the EU.
London / Munich - Great Britain tightened its tone towards the EU in the Brexit dispute over Northern Ireland.
In a guest post for the
Sunday Telegraph
, British Brexit Commissioner David Frost urged: "I hope that your remaining malevolence against us is shaken off and instead builds a friendly relationship between sovereign equals." He expects "Brexit Britain" to be on an equal footing being treated.
With its actions in the dispute over vaccine exports, the EU had "undermined trust in the Northern Ireland Protocol", wrote the cabinet member.
The laboriously negotiated protocol is intended to prevent a "hard" border between British Northern Ireland and the EU state Ireland.
In return, goods imported into Northern Ireland from Great Britain must be checked there.
This creates a trade border within the UK - delivery problems arose.
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Not a peaceful coexistence in all respects: After Brexit, Great Britain and the EU still have a few things to clarify.
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Brexit dispute: did the EU want to accept controls at the Irish border?
Great Britain questioned the protocol after the EU introduced export restrictions for corona vaccines, referring to the emergency clause for the Irish border, the so-called Article 16. At times, it seemed as if it was accepting controls at the Irish land border.
The situation in the British province remains fragile, wrote Frost.
“That's why we had to take some temporary, operational steps
to minimize the disruption in Northern Ireland.” London recently unilaterally extended a transitional phase, during which food imports into Northern Ireland are less controlled, and also relaxed another import rule.
The steps are "lawful".
"It's about protecting everyday life in Northern Ireland to ensure that people receive parcels and can buy the usual groceries in the supermarket," said Prime Minister Boris Johnson's confidante: "Without this threatening disruption we can have our talks with the EU continue in order to constructively solve the difficulties arising from the protocol - and we want that too. "
(dpa)
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