Sentence examples for avoid a hard border from inspiring English sources

Juncker said the EU would not let Ireland down in negotiations to avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland.

In London, Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to respect the peace accord and avoid a hard border in Ireland.

She also failed to offer any new thinking on how to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.

"The government has made clear that the overriding objective is to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.

A backstop agreement to avoid a hard border in Ireland must be finalised by October, Leo Varadkar said yesterday.

To avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, we also need an agreement on customs.

This would help avoid a hard border, but would also limit the UK's ability to diverge from EU regulations.

Dublin has been pushing to keep Northern Ireland in the customs union in order to avoid a hard border.

It has accepted a 'backstop' plan of keeping Northern Ireland under EU law to avoid a hard border with the republic.

Ireland is demanding that the UK remain part of the customs union after Brexit to avoid a hard border, it was reported last night.

For example, if future arrangements cannot avoid a hard border, the UK will "maintain full alignment" with internal market rules – the specifics remain vague.