Shankill Road and Falls Road in Belfast – Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement
10 April 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 20 minutes Shankill RoadNorthern Ireland and Gibraltar are among the last remnants of the British colonial empire in Europe. Although membership of the EU has brought Northern Ireland modest prosperity, the Brexit vote narrowly ended in favor of “Leave”, meaning that Northern Ireland is set to once again become the poorhouse of Western Europe. Since then, violent conflicts between Unionists and Republicans have increased again, as was to be expected and thus jeopardize the successes achieved in resolving the conflict after the Good Friday Agreement. read more…