that the european union has said. let“s return to the news that the eu has said it s prepared to halve the amount of customs paperwork on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk to try to end the row over post brexit trade. brussels also plans to stop checks on most items of food coming into northern ireland. the controls were set up as part of efforts to avoid a hard border with the irish republic. but the government at westminster wants to scrap the process entirely. we can speak now to david phinnemore. he s a professor of european politics at queen s university belfast. we have heard the eu“s response to the british government position on all this. there appear to be some compromises. is that how you see it? do you think enough compromises to sort this out once and for? i do you think enough compromises to sort this out once and for? sort this out once and for? i think that certainly sort this out once and for? i think that certainly the sort this ou
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. this is the economy this is the economic suicide. john s big worry is that if customs documents are needed again waiting times could massively increase this truckin knows his boss in that case would simply avoid doing business with the u.k. . customs paperwork for nonnie countries is processed in a small hotel at the moment that makes up a small portion of the overall traffic less than one percent about five hundred trucks a day customs broker alfie matthews processes the documents by hand an elaborate computer system would be needed to get through more. we could have a deal with europe that all european trucks don t need examinations so they don t have to stay here they could drive straight through paperwork could be done