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    New Director General of Trade

    Sabine Weyand moves from being Barnier’s deputy chief negotiator in Brexit to the position of Director General of EU Trade.

    Weyand will be responsible for negotiating any future trade deal with the U.K....

    Cecilia Malmstrom on Twitter: "Very happy to welcome @WeyandSabine as new director general for @Trade_EU as from the first of June. Looking forward working together."

    #2
    After the hard Brexit let negotiations begin.

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      #3
      Let the chlorinated chicken flow freely over the open UK/EU border in Ireland after Hard Brexit.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
        Let the chlorinated chicken flow freely over the open UK/EU border in Ireland after Hard Brexit.
        I was under the impression that the EU would force Ireland to maintain a border with the UK...
        Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
          I was under the impression that the EU would force Ireland to maintain a border with the UK...
          What about the GFA? as others have said on here only this morning.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
            What about the GFA? as others have said on here only this morning.
            Then it would be Ireland that break it and not the UK.
            Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
              Then it would be Ireland that break it and not the UK.
              That's OK then. One rule for all, excepts when it doesn't suit our purpose then the rules don't apply.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
                That's OK then. One rule for all, excepts when it doesn't suit our purpose then the rules don't apply.
                It looks that way, yes.
                Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
                  Then it would be Ireland that break it and not the UK.
                  Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
                  That's OK then. One rule for all, excepts when it doesn't suit our purpose then the rules don't apply.
                  I believe that a border is likely to be installed by the EU/Ireland. However, by definition a border separates two countries, and on the EU/Ireland side they only need to control what comes in. Anything that passes the other way (people, untaxed goods, goods that don’t meet quality or safety standards) is the UK’s problem.

                  Add on top of that the possibility that if the U.K. leaves the border open to the EU, the USA and China seeking reparations under WTO rules, it’s not likely that the U.K. will leave the border open for long.

                  The British press will try to spin this as “the EU put a border up” which will suitably enrage/delight the gammons (present company included), but the rest of the world knows that it’s the U.K. leaving, it’s the UK’s problem to sort out the British border on the island of Ireland.

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