Dublin warned on Wednesday May 11 that British threats to roll back the implementation of post-Brexit controls in Northern Ireland had been "
very badly received
" by Europeans, and warned against any unilateral action.
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With great blows of indiscretions distilled in the press, London seems to be preparing the ground for the announcement of a bill to override certain key provisions of the Northern Irish protocol negotiated with Brussels in the context of Brexit.
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Partnership
"
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We don't believe there is a path to resolving the remaining issues that can be taken unilaterally by either side
," Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said in Belfast.
Their resolution must be '
through partnership
', '
compromise
' and '
working together in a way that allows both sides to move forward
', he added during a visit. to meet local politicians.
Intended both to avoid a physical border which would weaken the peace concluded in 1998 after three decades of violence and to protect the integrity of the single European market, the text is denounced by the unionists as a threat to the place of Northern Ireland within the UK.
“Violation of international law”
After the victory of the republicans of Sinn Fein, favorable to a reunification of the island, the institutions of the province are paralyzed, the unionists of the DUP refusing to take part in the local executive as long as the controls are not abandoned.
Press reports on London's desire to free itself from the protocol were "
very badly perceived within the European Union, which considered that the Commission had shown a desire to find a compromise, wanted the technical discussions under way are leading to solutions and common ground
", underlined the head of Irish diplomacy.
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What we hear and see from London is a rejection of this approach
", goes "
towards a violation of international law and the setting aside of elements of a treaty which the British government played a central role in putting in place. place with the EU
", he insisted.
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It was not well received and I hope the decision-makers in Westminster will reflect on it.
In a statement on Tuesday evening, the head of British diplomacy Liz Truss considered that the European proposals "
have failed to tackle the real problems in Northern Ireland and have even made the situation worse in some cases
".