The EU-UK Windsor Framework Is the Right Step Forward

BY: John Bruton

UK Parliament set to endorse Windsor Framework, bringing flexibility to Northern Ireland Protocol, restoring UK-EU relations.

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Uncertainty remains on whether the Windsor Framework will fully resolve the Good Friday Agreement crisis and the DUP split.

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DUP resists joining the Executive as it means serving with a Sinn Fein politician, causing lower status and appearance issues.

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Good Friday Agreement partially effective, with limited reconciliation between communities in Northern Ireland despite its success in ending violence.

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The Windsor Framework introduces "Stormont Brake" and "Green Lane". The former allows 30 MLAs to raise concerns about EU laws in NI.

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Windsor Framework's "Stormont Brake" may be used capriciously as a partisan lever, causing delays and business disruptions.

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UK reviewing 3,800 pieces of EU regulation, deciding whether to keep, revoke, or amend them by year-end, mostly behind closed doors.

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Risk of regulatory mistakes is high as UK decides which EU laws to keep, particularly in food safety. Concern for reputation.

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