On 06/09/2019 14:13, Joe wrote:
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 12:13:20 +0100
"tim..." wrote:

"michael adams" mjadams25@ukonline wrote in message
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"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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And its not hard to see why the EU doesn't want no border
controls at all there with the UK out of the EU. But less clear
why they arent prepared to agree to the same arrangement between
Denmark and Greenland. Greenland isnt in the EU.

That might not be entirely unconnected with the fact that
Greenland is an island which is 2,920 km away from Denmark.

Whereas the distance between the Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland is around 0.000000001 mm.

At a rough guess.

Irrelevant to BORDER CONTROLS, ****wit.

You do realise of course that its much easier to implement
border controls when the territories involved are separated
by 2,920 km of sea, than it when the said border runs through
fields or allegedly, through peoples houses ?

I think the argument is about the being NO border control between
Denmark and Greenland despite Greenland not being in the EU

Thus:

If it's OK for Greenland, why's it not OK for NI?

Though whether it is actually correct to suggest that there are no
border controls between Denmark and Greenland, I have no idea


You don't have to go as far as Denmark, there are islands around the UK
which are UK dependencies but not part of the UK and hence not in the
EU. I haven't travelled to any of them for some years, but I don't think
there are many obstacles in getting to the Isle of Man, which my
daughter visits occasionally.

Are the channel islands in the EU?

They are in the customs union but not in the EU!


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