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Ireland Seeks ‘Pragmatic’ Approach To Brexit Border Protocol (FT)

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Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney has called for "pragmatism and flexibility" in implementing the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, saying rising tension over the arrangement has polarised politics there. Coveney backed steps to ease the operation of the protocol as Britain and the EU seek "workable solutions" to problems that have delayed goods shipments into Northern Ireland and led some companies to stop sales to the region. "Pragmatism and flexibility within the confines of the protocol actually strengthens the protocol. It doesn't weaken it," Coveney told the Financial Times in an interview.

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