When the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland became a major issue. Here's why and how the new deal solves the issue:
After years of negotiations, the UK and the EU finally reached an agreement on Brexit and the Northern Irish Protocol.
Both EU and UK rules required certain checks at external borders. However, the Good Friday Agreement posed difficulties as there could not be a “hard border” between the Republic and the North.It meant that while Northern Ireland was outside the EU single market, goods could still move freely from the EU to the region. This allowed goods to move freely across the Irish border.
Following an election in Northern Ireland in May 2021, the DUP refused to reenter the Northern Irish Assembly until the protocol issue was sorted. Its boycott has meant that the Assembly cannot sit.
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