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Originally Posted by wraymond
Must be forgiven for having some confusion over the border question. Aware obviously of the political pressures and the delicate situation that needs intricately careful management. Still, at this stage, there are some aspects to be fully agreed and are vitally important to the completion of the agenda.
There are so many borders to the EU, especially down the Eastern side. With Romania having borders with Russia, and Turkey hoping for entry into the EU, those borders will then meet Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Does anyone know how the border between Romania and Russia is maintained at the moment with regard to a customs and excise agreement? And how the situation compares to NI?
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This link may be of interest, simply in terms of the scale of infrastructure that would be required if the eventual outcome was a "hard" border -
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40949424