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EU ‘must stop punishing Northern Ireland over Brexit Economy Minister Diane Dodds. Photo by Aaron McCracken David Young, PA
The EU must stop “punishing” Northern Ireland over Brexit, Economy Minister Diane Dodds said.
Diane Dodds highlighted the continuing difficulties businesses in the north were having bringing in goods from Britain as a consequences of new red tape required under the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The protocol, which was incorporated into the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement to help avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, has left Northern Ireland tied to a range of EU customs and regulatory rules.
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image captionMichel Barnier describes frustrations dealing with Arlene Foster
The EU s former chief Brexit negotiator says he found it difficult to stay calm while meeting the DUP s Arlene Foster and Diane Dodds.
He recounts a meeting with a DUP delegation in Brussels in October 2018 which focused on the backstop.
Mr Barnier writes of his frustration, saying the DUP oppose everything and don t want to hear about the concrete proposals we are making .
He also assessed that Diane Dodds - the party s MEP at the time - and DUP leader Arlene Foster don t like each other and it shows .
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds announced that, if conditions are right, the High Street Voucher scheme will open at the end of the summer
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