Brexit

EU says no-deal Brexit means 'hard border' in Ireland

Name: EU says no-deal Brexit means 'hard border' in Ireland
Uploaded: 2019-01-22T14:22:05.480Z
Duration: 30 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: EU spokesperson acknowledges UK exit outcome

EU spokesperson Margaritis Schinas acknowledges that the UK's exit from the EU without a deal is likely to mean a hard border on the island of Ireland

January 22, 2019

Footage:Reuters

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Of course, if you like to push me and speculate on what might happen in a no-deal scenario in Ireland, I think it's pretty obvious - you will have a hard border. And our commitment to the Good Friday Agreement and everything that we have been doing for years with our tools, instruments, and programmes, we'll have to take inevitably into account this fact.