Hard border in Ireland will never come back: EC chief

A hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland will “never, ever” come back because of Brexit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

Von der Leyen, who was visiting Dublin, said the European Union withdrawal agreement reached with the U.K. “makes sure” of that.

“We now expect the withdrawal protocol to be implemented in full, and we will invest in ensuring that,” she was quoted as saying by local Irish media, including the Irish Times.

She said the Brexit debate magnified Ireland’s national sovereignty.

“We have shown that for us, for Europeans, all member states are equal,” she