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The proposals made here by EU to resolve the issue of the Irish border in the negotiation of Brexit – through a security device guaranteed by an alignment of rules between Ireland and Northern Ireland – are "impracticable" and the British government can not accept them "never". This was reiterated by Theresa May in Belfast, urging Brussels to "make them evolve". The Prime Minister has nevertheless promised a "border without barriers", but respecting the integrity of the British market and the links between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom
THE POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION [19659003] I 27 countries of the EU "are not yet ready enough" to cope with all the possible scenarios in which Brexit will be realized. That's what a spokesman for the European Commission said, "we must be ready for any eventuality", so also that of a failure to reach an agreement . In the afternoon of 20 July in Brussels will be held the first meeting between the EU negotiator Michel Barnier and the new British negotiator Dominic Raab . In the communication, the European Commission wrote that "Europe is working hard on an agreement, but there is no certainty that it will be achieved." And even if it was the case the United Kingdom will no longer be a Member State "and, therefore," we prepare all eventualities for the European institutions, Member States and individuals to be ready. "The Commission invites the Governments to prepare for "all scenarios", also considering "contingency measures" for specific problems such as customs, in case of non-agreement
negotiations and on both sides of the border, in particular that between Ireland and the United Kingdom the tension rises dramatically, to such an extent that the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar chose the same day to warn his voters of the growing possibility the return of frontier controls with Northern Ireland. And even the financial markets rated the highest odds of a deal with negative economic data: July 19 sterling came in at $ 1.30, the lowest level never reached in the last ten
negotiations and on both sides of the border, in particular that between Ireland and the United Kingdom the tension rises dramatically, to such an extent that the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar chose the same day to warn his voters of the growing possibility the return of frontier controls with Northern Ireland. And even the financial markets rated the highest odds of a deal with negative economic data: July 19 sterling came in at $ 1.30, the lowest level never reached in the last ten
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