European Union: Drop Backstop and Boris Johnson

european union: Maybe delivered in Latin rather than Irish, according to The Independent. It would be a stupid thing to do, however. Drop the backstop, or else would be Boris Johnson's threat. The odd thing is that what is true about the power dynamic between Ireland and the UK, is also true for the UK in relation to its own big neighbour, the European Union. In both cases the smaller, open economy is heavily reliant on its vastly larger neighbour. And given Ireland's position in the EU as a full member state, it does complicate matters. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.