The Great European Sausage War has entered a Three Month Cease Fire

[Husky_Khan]

A vicious conflict that grew out of the ongoing Brexit agreement, the EU and Britain have agreed to a grace period that will allow the shipment of certain meat products, such as sausages, from the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland, which I guess is still part of the EU something-something or whatever? I dunno. Also allowed are certain medicines and guide dogs...

EU agrees ceasefire with Britain in "sausage war"

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire with Britain in a post-Brexit dispute dubbed the "sausage war" by extending a grace period for shipments of certain meat products from mainland United Kingdom to Northern Ireland.

www.nasdaq.com

 

[Buba]

Socialism always heroically struggles against obstacles it itself creates ...

 

[Harlock]

Theresa May fucked the negotiations, this happened. Now the Ulstermen cannot have sausage which is very sad.

 

[Fyrwulf]

Wait, why does the EU have any say over what is shipped within the United Kingdom?

 

[stephen the barbarian]

Wait, why does the EU have any say over what is shipped within the United Kingdom?

because the good Friday agreement insures free trade between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Ireland is an eu member and is part of the common market, this has lead to ambiguity as to where the uk can enforce it's boarder

 

[Fyrwulf]

because the good Friday agreement insures free trade between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Ireland is an eu member and is part of the common market, this has lead to ambiguity as to where the uk can enforce it's boarder

There's not really any ambiguity in my mind. Northern Ireland is part of the UK, therefore EU trade controls don't apply. Wars have been declared for far less than meddling in internal matters.

 

[stephen the barbarian]

There's not really any ambiguity in my mind. Northern Ireland is part of the UK, therefore EU trade controls don't apply. Wars have been declared for far less than meddling in internal matters.

no, because the the Good Friday agreement guaranties that Irish and British goods are basically the same thing and Ireland falls under eu regulations.

 

[Fyrwulf]

no, because the the Good Friday agreement guaranties that Irish and British goods are basically the same thing and Ireland falls under eu regulations.

I will have to read the Good Friday Agreement.

 

[Marduk]

because the good Friday agreement insures free trade between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Ireland is an eu member and is part of the common market, this has lead to ambiguity as to where the uk can enforce it's boarder

You made a technical mistake in the last part. It's not a matter of UK enforcing its border and breaking the GFA by doing so, the issue here is EU\Ireland enforcing its borders and breaking the GFA by doing so. The EU has a problem with un-regulated by EU goods from UK mainland going to Northern Ireland, and potentially crossing into the EU from there through Northern Ireland's open border, not the other way around. UK's line is that Northern Ireland is part of its sovereign territory and it is free to do what it wants on its own territory. Though the Brexit agreements complicate this and it may break those, but then again GFA says nothing about Brexit agreements, obviously.

Overall that boils down to a very political question - if Ireland/EU closes the border with Northern Ireland due to EU not being happy with how UK follows Brexit agreements, does this constitute UK breaking GFA or Ireland breaking GFA?

 

[stephen the barbarian]

You made a technical mistake in the last part.

ty for the clarification.

@Fyrwulf
if you want a quick look on the matter, cp gray has a 4 min vid giving a quick look on why it's an issue

 

[ATP]

Theresa May fucked the negotiations, this happened. Now the Ulstermen cannot have sausage which is very sad.

Have faith in british/irish smugglers.

 

[Buba]

Those Ulstermen simply cannot get enough of that Kafflik Sausage!

 

[Harlock]

One of the negotiators involved spoke about how the EU kept shifting the goalposts as they saw how much they could get away with. It went from free trade deal, to Canada style deal, to whatever they ended up with. When they suggested this border proposal it was apparently the wild opening stance you negotate down from, nobody expected May to actually accept it.
And yet...

Absolutely awful PM, too weak, no commitment to the will of the voters, only had power because the alternative was fucking Corbyn

 

[Fyrwulf]

if you want a quick look on the matter, cp gray has a 4 min vid giving a quick look on why it's an issue

I honestly hope Boris Johnson puts his foot down on this nonsense, or the Queen does by withholding assent on any agreement that does not 100% respect the UK's sovereignty.

And the suggestion that the EU whisper sweet nothings in the ear of Northern Ireland? That's what is known among nations as a casus belli.

 

[Robovski]

Fuck the EU, they can close off Northern Ireland or not do so, it's their problem through Ireland, not the UK's.