Economics
France Says EU Is Ready to Escalate Fight Over Northern Ireland
- French EU affairs minister Clement Beaune speaks in Bratislava
- Would be ‘crazy’ if U.K. signed deal not knowing ramifications
Photographer: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
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Clement Beaune, France’s junior European Affairs minister and key ally of President Emmanuel Macron, warned that the European Union will take action if the U.K. leaves the Northern Ireland protocol of the Brexit agreement.