The growing Brexit threat to Ireland 07.02.21

Is has been over a month since the Brexit came into force. In such a short period of time it has already had an impact on Ireland which is struggling with a big economic problem caused by it.  

Shelves in supermarkets across much of the Northern Ireland are empty because shipment hasn't arrived. Exporters were unprepared and unready for new changes and there are troubles at the national borders. The statistics say that exports from the UK to the EU in January went down, which is 68% less than in the same period in 2020.

The problem also met farmers and fishermen even though they were promised by the government that Brexit would improve their situation. They are unable to export fresh meat and fish to Europe because the food goes off before it even gets there. 

Music bands can't plan their tours to the UE because of problems with work permits and visas. 

There's even a huge probability that flowers from the Netherlands can be more expensive this year so probably less people will buy them on Valentine's Day. 

Many hundreds of UK companies are now planning to move to the EU, so they can distribute their goods more easily within the single market. 

The Irish knew that the Brexit will cause some problems but they didn't expect that the problems will be that big and so damaging. As one managing director of a small UK company, which has had to stop all exports to the EU said: “We expected difficulties but the range of issues Brexit has created across the board for us and so many others is completely off the scale.”

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  1. englishdiary9 lutego 2021 11:05

    This is definitely an interesting piece of news.
    In the future though:
    1. limit your post to about 150 words
    2. separate the report part (1/3 of the text at most) from your comment (where you explain why this info is interesting/surprising/etc. and/or express your own opinion) - in the post above it's unclear if any of the text is your reaction to this news
    3. remember to post the link to the article you read

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