Pasca-Brexit: Kesatuan Eropah tidak akan runding semula perjanjian asal

PERDANA Menteri United Kingdom (UK) Boris Jonson dan Presiden Suruhanjaya Eropah Ursula von der Leyen gagal mencapai kesepakatan mengenai tuntutan UK untuk menstruktur semula peraturan pasca Brexit di Ireland Utara.

Jelas von der Leyen, Kesatuan Eropah (EU) "tidak akan merundingkan semula" perjanjian asal.

Namun, menurut jurucakap Downing Street, Johnson tegas mengulangi pendiriannya, Protokol Ireland Utara "tidak lestari" dan mesti dirunding semula.

Johnson pada Khamis turut menggesa Canselor Jerman Angela Merkel untuk mempertimbangkan perubahan terhadap perjanjian itu.

Sebelum ini, UK dan EU telah bersetuju supaya protokol pada 2019 itu dijadikan sebagai sebahagian perjanjian penarikan Brexit.

Ini sekali gus menimbulkan kesulitan di Ireland Utara yang menjadi pasaran tunggal EU bagi barangan.

Kerajaan UK sebelum ini menyatakan bahawa pemeriksaan sempadan yang dikenakan terhadap barangan dari negara itu, seperti termaktub dalam perjanjian, terbukti tidak dapat dilaksanakan.

Pada Rabu, Menteri Brexit UK, David Frost mengemukakan tuntutan baharu untuk merundingkan semula perjanjian.

Dalam dokumen 28 muka surat itu, kerajaan UK mencadangkan beberapa perubahan antaranya termasuk menghapus pemeriksaan kastam terhadap barangan di Ireland Utara.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 2) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Benjamin Loh, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Media and Communication and director of the Impact Lab for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 1) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Vyshnavi Charrlotte, Researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).