Headlines: London demands complete overhaul of post-Brexit rules on Northern Ireland
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David Frost, British Minister for Brexit, says the text negotiated with the European Union endangers the stability of Northern Ireland.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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After months of tensions, "
London is worsening the conflict with Brussels by demanding drastic changes to the Northern Ireland protocol
", headlines
El Pais.
"
The United Kingdom simply wants to tear up the existing protocol,
" notes
The
G
uardian
for its part
. And if there is no question for Europe to “
renegotiate the past agreements
”, underlines the British daily, the European Commission could however present as of this evening “
bold measures to facilitate trade
” with Ireland of the North, in order to "
turn the page on the spiteful relationship with Boris Johnson
".
According to the
Guardian
and
The Daily Telegraph
, "
the EU could thus propose to remove up to 50% of customs checks on British goods entering Northern Ireland, including food and medicines
", provided of course that they are intended only for consumers in the province. It is "
a real olive branch stretched out in London
", comments the
Guardian
, which nevertheless underlines that a "
bone of contention remains
", which could derail any hope of settlement of the conflict: namely the demand of London that "
the
'
Northern Ireland is excluded from judicial review by the European Court
","
A red line for London, but also for Brussels
", explains
Die Süddeutsche Zeitung
, the German daily which criticizes Boris Johnson's attitude,"
and his desire to intensify the conflict with the EU to divert attention serious post-Brexit problems in the country
”.
Interpol's decision to reenter Syria sparks controversy
"
The information went almost unnoticed a few days ago,
" regrets
Le Soir
, the Belgian daily which relays "
the concerns of opponents and human rights activists
", faced with the return of Damascus to the organization of international police cooperation, "
After eleven years of suspension and while Bashar al-Assad is still officially considered a criminal by many countries including the United States
."
And "
fear is now winning over the innumerable Syrian opponents around the world
", explains
Le Soir
who could, at the end of this reinstatement "
see the proliferation of
" red notices
"
from Interpol against them, threatening them with arrests and even extraditions to their country
”.
Concerns also relayed in the
Guardian
and in
L'Orient-le Jour
, the Lebanese daily which quotes a specialized lawyer assuring that "
States like Russia, China or Turkey resort (indeed) to red notices, sometimes with success to arrest their opponents
”.
Harvard moves language program from Beijing to Taiwan
"
From next summer, Chinese language courses at Harvard Beijing Academy will be taught at Taipei University and no longer in Beijing,
" notes
The New York Times
, which quotes the director of the program according to which "
this decision was taken because of the lack of friendliness on the part of Peking University
”. Difficulties in obtaining classrooms and dormitories, "
also ban on celebrating the American National Day on July 4 during which American students and Chinese teachers ate pizza and sang the American national anthem
".
In short, "
an unwelcoming environment
", comments for its part
South China Morning Post
, which explains that "
Harvard's decision comes at a time when Taiwan is seeking to increase its visibility and win the support of the international community, while Beijing is stepping up military pressure against the separatist island
”.
The Hong Kong daily also recalls that a number of American journalists, from the
New York Times
, the
Washington Post
and the
Wall Street Journal
, have left Beijing for Taiwan.
Prince Charles rolls his Aston Martin… with wine and cheese
Three weeks before the COP 26 climate summit in Great Britain,
The Guardian
reports how "
the heir to the throne proudly revealed that he was driving his Aston Martin with English white wine and whey and cheese
", in plain English "
A mixture of bioethanol made from wine and cheese waste
," explains the daily.
He also underlines that the
prince's
“
picturesque
”
solution
to decarbonize his car has aroused some applause and a lot of hilarity, in particular among environmentalists who put forward that this approach is “
not of much use
”, and that 'it could even "
harm the planet, as biofuels promote deforestation and land use change, which exacerbates the climate crisis
".
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