Irish need to follow EU rules ‘difficult to reconcile’ with open border plan
Dublin would have to enforce EU’s customs code, MPs told
An anti-Brexit activist waves a British and a European Union flag during a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in London. MPs heard yesterday that keeping the Irish Border open after Brexit will be hard to reconcile with the State’s EU responsibilities. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/Getty Images.
Ireland’s obligation to follow European Union rules will be difficult to reconcile with keeping the border open in the event of a no-deal Brexit, MPs at Westminster have heard.
Isabelle Van Damme, an expert in international trade law, told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that Dublin would have to enforce the EU’s customs code.