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Inside Europe: Brexit and the Irish border roadblock

Jennifer Collins | Louise Osborne
October 19, 2018

One of the main roadblocks in Brexit negotiations is the border between Northern Ireland, a UK territory, and the Republic of Ireland, an EU member state. Both sides want to avoid a hard border on what would be the only land frontier between the UK and the EU. But finding a solution acceptable to everyone has so far proved impossible. Jennifer Collins explains why from Northern Ireland.

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