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Soph0571

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Reply to irisblue (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 09:22 AM

Apr 2019

It is the only land border between the EU and the UK. It will need customs borders - much in the way you have between Canada and the US. HOWEVER because of the good friday agreement a hard border is not possible, without breaching an international peace treaty.

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Divided Kingdom Of Not So Great Britain And Possibly Northern Ireland [View all] Soph0571 Apr 2019 OP

Is the issue of the border between Ireland & N. Ireland a major problem for the EU? irisblue Apr 2019 #1

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Huge Soph0571 Apr 2019 #3

One issue is that the paramilitaries on both sides have long used racketeering to raise funds, Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #4