British Minister David Frost fears problems
Sunday, November 21, 2021 | 11:35 a.m.
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–British Minister David Frost fears that the Brexit rules for Northern Ireland will cause problems for Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anniversary of the throne next year. A nationwide tree-planting campaign could not take place in Northern Ireland so far, wrote Frost in the newspaper “Mail on Sunday”. The reason: According to the rules negotiated with the EU, the proposed English oaks may not be delivered from Great Britain to the British province.
By the end of 2020, British trees had been brought to Northern Ireland without any problems, “and as far as I know, they have not been felled since then,” wrote Frost. Oaks and other trees have not been allowed to be imported into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK since January due to different plant protection regulations in the EU and Great Britain. In Northern Ireland, the rules of the EU Customs Union and the internal market apply. That was what London and Brussels had agreed. This is to prevent a hard border with the EU member Ireland and new conflicts in the former civil war region.
From: APA / dpa
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