Northern Ireland unionists attack EU-exit treaty
Belfast: the 1998 agreement ended decades of sectarian violence (Photo: William Murphy)
Brussels, 22. Feb, 07:06
Unionist politicians in Northern Ireland and England have threatened legal action against the Brexit deal due to trade disruptions.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) issued the challenge on Sunday (21 February) after some British firms stopped deliveries to Northern Ireland due to post-Brexit red tape, creating empty shelves in supermarkets.
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Cristian Terhes, of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, said some in the European Parliament had let their “anti-Brexit agendas” get in the way of doing their real jobs. His remarks come after more than 100 MEPs signed a letter calling for the European Commission to invite British students to participate in the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme. Boris Johnson decided against rejoining the scheme after Brexit because the bloc’s offer did not good value for British taxpayers.
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This website has seen a leaked draft of the “legislative resolution” that will eventually write MEPs’ approval of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement into law. Drawn up by the Parliament’s international trade and foreign affairs committee, the legislation “gives its consent to the Conclusion of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part”. It will be accompanied by a report from Br
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An internal document, seen by this website, shows the bloc is preparing to target the “younger generation” in the UK because of perceived support for the Brussels project. According to the blueprint, the European Parliament will maintain its office in London to orchestrate the spread of pro-EU propaganda across the country. The secretive Bureau, of powerful MEPs, have decided to “maintain its presence in the UK, notably through the retention of the London Office”.
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Some of the European Parliament’s most influential politicians are angry they have little legislative power to influence potential alternations to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. A new Partnership Council will oversee the implementation of the trade and security deal. It will be made up of high-ranking representatives from both the UK and the EU and will be the first port of call for any disputes.