Micheal Martin said the legislation would amount to “economic vandalism” in Northern Ireland. Mr Martin also said that the European Union wanted to avoid a trade war and that the issues surrounding the protocol could be resolved through negotiations. Last week, the bloc launched new legal action against the United Kingdom in retaliation for the Prime Minister’s Northern Ireland Protocol bill, which would effectively destroy key parts of the 2019 agreement reached between Johnson and the EU. A sign protesting the Northern Ireland Protocol near Larne Harbor (PA) “If this bill is passed, I think we are in a very serious situation. “But of course no one in Northern Ireland and no one on the island of Ireland wants Northern Ireland to lose access to the EU market,” Martin told the BBC’s Sunday Morning show. “I think this is a consistent thread. I think that if we have a complete unilateral denial of an international agreement signed by the United Kingdom government itself, then of course we are in a very serious situation. “But we want to avoid that. No one wants a trade war in any form or form. “We want this to be resolved. We believe it can be resolved in good faith. I have met all the political parties in Northern Ireland. I have met with industry in Northern Ireland. We believe we know where there is a landing area for resolving issues related to the operation of the Protocol, to give Northern Ireland the best opportunity in terms of access to the European Union market and the UK market. That would put Northern Ireland in a good position when it came to domestic investment. “ Under the agreement, both sides agreed to apply controls to plant and animal products passing through Britain to Northern Ireland to avoid a harsh border on the island of Ireland. It actually represents a form of economic vandalism in Northern Ireland Michael Martin The United Kingdom has insisted that a unilateral approach is the only option left to resolve the issues within the protocol if the EU refuses to rewrite the terms of the agreement. However, Mr Martin said legislation that undermined almost all aspects of the protocol was unacceptable. “It represents the worst kind of unilateralism in the observance and observance of the international agreements that governments adhere to, which they sign and ratify in their parliaments,” Martin added. “We fully accept that there are legitimate issues regarding the operation of the Protocol and we believe that, through serious, ongoing negotiations between the European Union and the Government of the United Kingdom, these issues could be resolved.” He said the legislation was “deeply worrying” for industry and business in Northern Ireland. “It’s actually a form of economic vandalism in Northern Ireland, because if we look at any objective data, it now shows that the Northern Ireland economy is doing very well. The production is going very well “, added Mr. Martin. Prime Minister Micheal Martin says businesses in Northern Ireland benefit from the protocol (PA) “The dairy industry, the meat industry, the food industry in general and agriculture are doing very well. “There are some areas where we can improve the protocol and we should continue to do so.” He also said that the EU expects the United Kingdom to “engage in substantive negotiations”. The dispute could eventually lead to a trade war, which in turn could mean the imposition of tariffs or even the suspension of the entire Brexit agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union. However, Mr Martin said all sides wanted to avoid that. He said the Irish government and businesses in Northern Ireland were concerned about the damage that legislation in the area could cause. He also said that businesses are generally doing well in accordance with the protocol. “I feel that this story, for the areas that are doing well at the moment, is not being told enough in the UK,” he added. “I would urge the people of the British government to talk in more detail to the Northern Ireland business, to the Brexit Working Group, to the people of manufacturing and different sectors of the economy.”
