EU calls out contradiction in Britain’s Border fudge
Dublin risks being pushed into corner unless issue is sorted later rather than sooner
A protocol official changes the EU and British flags at EU headquarters in Brussels. EU negotiators believe the North will have to remain subject to EU trading rules to avoid the return of a Border on the island of Ireland. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP.
The European Commission has upped the ante in the Brexit talks on the Irish Border, which will now be a key focus ahead of next month’s crunch summit of EU leaders.
News that EU negotiators believe the North will have to remain subject to EU trading rules to avoid the return of a Border on the island of Ireland after Brexit is an important development in the talks.