The Difficulties of Implementing the Good Friday Agreement

The difficulty of fulfilling the Good Friday Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement was voted in a relatively high voting rate of 68.8% in 1998 and was rejected by 29% in Northern Ireland. Over the past six years, we found that implementation is difficult for a number of reasons. Over the years, the emphasis on issues raised in consensus has changed, proving to be more difficult to implement than others.

Because the Good Friday Agreement was signed in April 1998, it is often called Good Friday Agreement. It is also known as the "Belfast Agreement". This document is divided into three sections that reflect the complexity of the new arrangement. Strand 1 includes Northern Ireland's institutional arrangements, Strand 2 and the Republic of Ireland, the relationship between Northern Ireland and Strand 3, and relations with Ireland and other parts of the UK.

The Good Friday Agreement remains an important milestone in the history of Northern Ireland, despite the vulnerability of the founded institution and suffering among the politicians representing the two communities. The Good Friday Agreement concludes violence over 30 years and allows two communities in Northern Ireland to pursue their opposing wishes through purely political means.

On the other hand, with the Good Friday Agreement enacted under the Northern Ireland Act of 1998 and the Irish Constitution, Northern Ireland can vote with Ireland for reunification and Ireland's consent. When this happens, the Northern Ireland will automatically become part of the EU (just like East Germany and West Germany) when the European Council approved the Brexit negotiating guide. Between these two poles, experienced diplomats and foresighted political leaders should try to find an intermediate solution to maintain a seamless border between Ireland and Northern Ireland is. These can be tailored to the situation in Northern Ireland (such as exception of border traffic under a general agreement on tariffs and trade, etc.) or to further focus on the UK's future position for the EU.