Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies have demanded the EU do more to define its future relationship with the UK to break the Brexit deadlock and reduce Ireland’s no-deal exposure. “Geographically, Ireland is not in the centre of Europe but politically it must be in the centre of European interests,” said Alexander Dobrindt, head of the CSU parliamentary party in the Bundestag. Munich, home to Germany’s largest Irish community, hosts mainland Europe’s largest St Patrick’s Day Parade. “The withdrawal agreement cannot be continuously rewritten . Beyond Brexit, the CSU visit to Ireland includes a visit to Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and a wreath-laying at the adjacent German soldiers’ graveyard.

Source: The Irish Times July 08, 2019 17:52 UTC